Dear Claire,
you need to contact your public health team via the local Primary Care
Trust as they have responsibility for any contact tracing and follow-up.
They will advise you completely about any information you may need to
give to concerned staff.
I agree with Car that the risk is very low indeed but you should still
seek advice.
Best wishes
Paul
Paul D'Arcy,
Clinical Nurse Leader
Occupational Health
Hammersmith Hospital
Developing And Supporting People To Make Healthcare Better
Direct Line 020 8383 1024
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Hi All,
Just after some advice on a case highlighted today. Due to production
demands, we use alot of agency workers. After some investigations one
agency worker has been diagnosed with pulmonary TB and admitted to
hopspital. The worker's siblings (who reside at the same address),
also
working through the agency, have been referred back to the agency and
have
left the site. Management are asking me what we should do now for the
remaining workforce who have been working alongside the individual for
some weeks while they have been unwell. There is some concern among
the
staff regarding how much risk they were at.
Given that there is somewhere in the region of 230-250 employees
working
in that area of production at any one time, and agency workers in
particular rotate round to different areas, it would be difficult to
isolate those that worked most closely with them. Also due to the
nature
of toilet and meal breaks the individual may have come into contact
with
many, many more staff.
Is there anything I should advise management about, especially
considering
it is a food production environment?
Regards,
Claire Lambert
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