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FOI – 2023-000332 - IPC guidance (HTML)

Published on 28 September 2023

Date received – 06 September 2023 | Date responded – 28 September 2023

Request

I am assisting with some research into the IPC guidance which was extant during the latter half of 2022.

As you rightly pointed out, as part of the transition arrangements some of the IPC requirements for COVID-19 transferred across into the NIPCM at Appendix 22.

I have version 1.0 of appendix 22 (attached), and I can see from other sources that appendix 22 was still extant on 18 November 2022, by which time it had become version 1.4. However, I am unable to access a copy of it.

Despite your helpful direction to the Scottish Government Archives, I am unable to find versions 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 – please would you be so good as to provide copies of these?

I note that you offered to provide copies of the community addendum which includes GP practices, which was first published on 7 January 2021 and unpublished on 29 November 2021. Would you please be so good as to provide these documents too.

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 06 September 2023 requesting the following information:

I am assisting Dr Claire Taylor with some research into the IPC guidance which was extant during the latter half of 2022.

Claire has copied me your very helpful email with the final version of the respiratory addendum before it transitioned back to NIPCM.

As you rightly pointed out, as part of the transition arrangements some of the IPC requirements for COVID-19 transferred across into the NIPCM at Appendix 22.

I have version 1.0 of appendix 22 (attached), and I can see from other sources that appendix 22 was still extant on 18 November 2022, by which time it had become version 1.4. However, I am unable to access a copy of it.

1. Despite your helpful direction to the Scottish Government Archives, I am unable to find versions 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 – please would you be so good as to provide copies of these?

2. I note that you offered to provide copies of the community addendum which includes GP practices, which was first published on 7 January 2021 and unpublished on 29 November 2021. Would you please be so good as to provide these documents too.

I can advise you that we have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

In response to Question 1, please find attached the following appendices as requested:

In response to Question 2, please find attached the following appendices as requested:

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