The steps taken in Care Homes to protect residents and staff from infection represent an important element in the quality of care, particularly as some infections have the capacity to spread within environments where susceptible people share eating and living accommodation. It is also important to be aware of the possibility of infection in residents and for care workers to identify these promptly.

This strategy has been developed to articulate the collaborative approach of the key organisational stakeholders in the health and social care economy to manage the impacts of norovirus infection.