Guidance

Acute respiratory illness, including flu and COVID-19 in prisons

Managing acute respiratory illness (ARI) in prisons and other prescribed places of detention (PPDs) and in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 4 November 2022
• Last updated: 25 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Managing flu, COVID-19 and other acute respiratory infections (ARI) in prisons and other prescribed places of detention (PPDs)

Ref: GOV-16586

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Preventing and managing cases and outbreaks of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE)

Ref: GOV-16586

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Recommended PPE for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) including COVID-19 for staff in prisons and community offender accommodation

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Details

The guidance for staff in prisons and other secure settings in England includes:

• prison governors and directors
• prison healthcare staff
• NHS England area teams
• UKHSA health protection teams
• immigration removal centre healthcare teams
• staff in secure training centres

The guidance for staff working in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE) includes:

• young offender institution governors and directors
• secure children’s home managers
• secure accommodation network staff
• NHS England health and justice commissioners and children’s commissioners
• secure welfare coordination unit staff
• Youth Custody Service placement teams

The CYPSE includes 3 main types of custody:

• young offender institutions
• secure training centres
• secure children’s homes

More information on each of these is available.

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 25 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 25 March 2024

   Updated 'Managing flu, COVID-19 and other acute respiratory infections in prisons and other prescribed places of detention' and 'Preventing and managing cases and outbreaks of acute respiratory infection in the Children and Young People Secure Estate. These are in line with changes to outbreak testing from 1 April 2024.

2. 16 February 2024

   1. Updated the guidance on Managing acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE). 2. Updated the guidance on Managing flu, COVID-19 and other acute respiratory infections (ARI) in prisons and other prescribed places of detention (PPDs) 3. Added the Recommended PPE for staff in prisons and community offender accomodation table as a pdf.

3. 6 April 2023

   Updated guidance on COVID-19 testing, and on flu and COVID-19 vaccination. Removed flowchart and its text version.

4. 4 November 2022

   First published.