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Infection prevention and control means doing everything possible to prevent infection from both developing and spreading to others. The following resources are available to purchase and a selection are free to download and will assist you in preventing healthcare associated infections.
Notifiable diseases Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice A list of notifiable diseases that Health Protection need to be informed of. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice which can be adopted by your organisation is available...
NEW SET OF POLICIES APRIL 2023 This guidance is designed to support and promote good practice in the investigation, management and control of infectious disease outbreaks or incidents, which may have significant public health implications. Examples include outbreaks of food...
Outbreaks of communicable disease Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice. This Policy is designed to support and promote good practice in the investigation, management and control of infectious disease outbreaks or incidents, which may have significant public health...
The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance states that information about resident's infectious status should be given to any health and social care worker providing further support to a...
This Policy is one of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICPs) referred to as 'Patient placement/assessment for infection risk' by NHS England and NHS Improvement. It is a requirement of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on...
Patient placement and assessment for infection risk Policy for General Practice The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance states that information about patient’s infectious status should be given to...
An audit tool to provide evidence of a monthly rolling programme of audit for personal protective equipment (putting on and removing). All staff who have contact with service users should be assessed for their putting and removing technique on at...
An audit tool to provide evidence of a monthly rolling programme of audit for personal protective equipment (putting on and removing). All staff who have contact with patients should be assessed for their putting and removing technique on at least...
An information sheet on the use and decontamination of portable fans. Portable fans have been linked to cross-infection in some health and social care settings. Dust and debris can naturally accumulate within the internal body of the blades of fans...
NEW SET OF POLICIES APRIL 2023 This Policy is one of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICPs) referred to by NHS England in the National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England. All staff must be trained in the...