HCID (incl. VHF, MERS-CoV)

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• IC-124: policy for management of suspected viral haemorrhagic fevers
  
  • Under review (starting Jan 2025). Whilst awaiting review, this pathway should be applied to all suspected HCID cases.
• Lab Handbook: Viral Haemorrhagic Fever

A selection of the below links have been obtained through the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual section on Viral Haemorrhagic Fever. Refer directly to this guidance for the most up-to-date resources and links.

Note: NHS Scotland has not yet moved to the UK unified HCID PPE ensemble, but work is underway nationally to do so. In the mean time, when required, boards should utilise the PPE ensemble as detailed within current Scottish guidance. 

(This page and its associated links were last updated April 2025)

• Scotland
  • VHF
    • National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, (ARHAI)
      • Select V -> Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF)
    • Infection Prevention and Control Precautions Summary for the Hospital Setting, (NHS Scotland)
  • MERS-CoV:
    • National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, (ARHAI)
      • Select M -> Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
    • Guidance for the public health management, (PHS)
  • Literature Review Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Infectious Diseases of High Consequence, (HPS)
  • Video: HCID/VHF correct order for Donning and the safe order for Removal and disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), (NES)
• High consequence infectious diseases (HCID), (UKHSA)
  • Risk assessment and immediate management of viral haemorrhagic fevers (contact HCID) in acute hospitals, (UKHSA)
  • VHF risk assessment algorithm (October 2024), (UKHSA)
  • High consequence infectious diseases: country specific risk, (UKHSA)
• HCID Networks NHS England
  • E-learning Modules
  • HCID Training videos