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Safe management of the care environment IPC Policy for General Practice Please note: We have been made aware that it is not currently mandatory for GP Practices to comply with the 'National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021'. However, it is...
Scabies IPC Policy for General Practice. Scabies is due to a parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei variety hominis. They are too small to be seen by the naked eye. The adult female is around 0.4 mm long and 0.3 mm wide;...
SICPs and TBPs (Standard infection control precautions and transmission based precautions) Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice All staff in all situations involving the care of patients or contact with their environment must use standard infection control precautions...
Specimen collection IPC Policy for General Practice All specimens are a potential infection risk. Therefore, all specimens must be collected using standard infection control precautions. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice which can be adopted by your organisation...
Venepuncture Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Venepuncture is the procedure of entering a vein with a needle in order to obtain a sample of blood for diagnostic purposes. Venepuncture breaches the circulatory system, therefore, to minimise the...
Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Viral gastroenteritis is usually caused by a virus known as Norovirus which is a non-enveloped virus only affecting people. Norovirus was previously known as Norwalk or SRSV (small round structured...