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A Tunbridge1, R Shorten2, E Aarons3, M Jacobs4, M Reynolds5, A Woolridge6, J Dunning7, T Evans8 The Advisory Committee of Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) undertook a complete review of the guidelines for the management of viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in 2019. The publication of the guidelines was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic but are due for release in 2022. The guidance has been reviewed in light of new management pathways for High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) within the UK and the consensus PPE guidelines developed by the UK HCID network. A summary of the changes to the guidelines will be presented, which have relevance for both clinical and laboratory healthcare staff, public health and ambulance teams, plus mortuary and funeral personnel who might be required to deal with a patient with VHF. Affiliations: 1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT 2. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT 3. Guys and St Thomas’s Hospitals NHS FT 4. University of Oxford 5. UKHSA 6. Independent Safety Services Ltd 7. Royal Free Hospital NHS FT 8. University of Glasgow |
Anne Tunbridge, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |