A gap analysis was undertaken on Chapter 2 of the NIPCM with the following changes being made following Board wide consensus:

Section 2.3 Bullet 5 – Change of word ‘usually about‘ to ‘a minimum of’

Last paragraph inclusion of ‘theatre recovery’

Section 2.4 Title ‘National Minimum Risk Categorisation’ changed to ‘National Priority Risk Categorisation’

Sentence beginning ‘All tight fitting RPE’ changed to ‘Powered respirator hoods’

Section 2.5 Paragraph 3 word ‘harbouring’ changed to ‘have’

Appendices

1 – 11 – Inclusion of Best practice in title

12-15 – Inclusion of Mandatory in title

Appendix 14 – inclusion of paragraph in table for Part 2.

‘Following assessment by the NHS Board and HPS one collective HIIORT may be submitted for instances where multiple areas within a site are affected by the same infection such as seasonal influenza.’

The NIPCM can be downloaded at http://www.nipcm.hps.scot.nhs.uk/