Mary Wilson
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Public health advice for prisons and other prescribed places of detention.
Published31 May 2022
From: UK Health Security Agency
Contents
Cases or contacts may be identified at reception into prisons and places of detention (PPDs), following presentation within the PPD setting itself or via contact tracing.
Cases or contacts may be concerned about presenting in the PPD setting due to potential stigma. Staff in PPD settings should be sensitive to the circumstance and be supportive to those concerned.
Reception screening
UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) health and justice advice is that new receptions into PPDs should be asked as part of the reception screen:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox-secure-and-detained-settings
Published31 May 2022
From: UK Health Security Agency
Contents
- Monkeypox: background
- Identifying cases and contacts
- Reporting suspected cases and contacts
- Management of cases in the PPD setting
- Management of contacts
- General IPC guidance
Cases or contacts may be identified at reception into prisons and places of detention (PPDs), following presentation within the PPD setting itself or via contact tracing.
Cases or contacts may be concerned about presenting in the PPD setting due to potential stigma. Staff in PPD settings should be sensitive to the circumstance and be supportive to those concerned.
Reception screening
UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) health and justice advice is that new receptions into PPDs should be asked as part of the reception screen:
- whether they have any symptoms of monkeypox (rash, acute illness with fever (>38.5[SUP]o[/SUP]C), headaches, myalgia, arthralgia, back pain, lymphadenopathy)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox-secure-and-detained-settings
