Dear members
Please share this updated letter C0106 HPN COVID patient information_UPDATED_27 March with families of children on home parenteral nutrition. It outlines plans that home care providers are putting in place and changes that families may expect.
Please be aware of the latest advice.
“Keeping yourself safe”
“The government is regularly updating its guidance on at-risk groups. In light of the latest information your hospital teams now consider that patients on HPN are a high risk group, as you/your child have significant organ impairment (GI) and a central venous access device in place. This advice is endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology. It advises you to follow the guidance on ‘shielding’ stringently, as outlined by the government, and you are strongly advised to stay at home and avoid any face-to-face contact for at least 12 weeks in the first instance.
This can be challenging but the consensus is it is the best way to keep yourself/your child safe”.
Kind regards
Sue Protheroe
BSPGHAN President 31/03/20
e-mail President@bspghan.org.uk