PPE question for community NHS/ social care workers.

[fluntymactwunty]

I work in an intermediate care team. We were told today that we should not put our PPE on until we are inside the person's home. Before, we were doing it outside the front door.
We're to do it inside for confidentiality and to prevent stigma.
I and a lot of my colleagues aren't happy about this. We visit clients with an active CV diagnosis and / or symptoms. If they are mobile and open the front door themselves, it's not unrealistic to think they could cough / splutter as we enter, or that a relative opening the door could. Or we could do the same to them.

We want to challenge this, so it'd be good to hear other people's thoughts / experiences.

Thanks

Sod that-I’d be putting it on outside as well.

Thanks @Haggisfish!

Nope definitely put it on outside!

That's crazy. Quote health and safety regulations at them.
I work in care home. We put PPE on before we enter the room of a resident (patient).
If they push it, get your union involved.

@Lifeisabeach09 part of the problem is that we've found no specific information from PHE etc about PPE in the community. Everything is hospital / in-patients focused where this wouldn't be an issue.

@fluntymactwunty, in your position I'd disregard what was said and put PPE on outside.

Ignore them and put it on outside. What are they going to do?

I also work in an intermediate care team, we put it on outside. What do you do with your bag/coat?

Outside

In a different field, but we have had
clients insist that workers stand at the car and put PPE on while they watch from the house - as the clients also want to ensure their safety.
I’d be ignoring the advice.