National guidelines for nursing homes
Source: Australia. Minister for Ageing. Media Release
"In response to recent gastroenteritis outbreaks in nursing homes, the Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, has announced a response plan.
It involves:
A review of the accreditation standards on infection control;
Development of a gastroenteritis awareness and prevention education kit; and
Development of new national guidelines specifically on norovirus - a common and highly infectious cause of gastroenteritis in nursing homes.This new plan will build on the new Food Safety Standard which was gazetted in October 2006 by the previous Government and will come into effect on 5 October 2008. "