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NEW set of Policies, including new Policies on Antimicrobial stewardship, Isolation, Outbreaks of communicable infection, Respiratory illnesses, inclusion of information on Transmission based precautions and a change to Viral gastroenteritis advice to ‘Encourage the service user to remain at home...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant, and growing, and a threat to public health in the UK and around the world. AMR has been identified as one of the most pressing global challenges this century. The World Health Organisation (WHO)...
The main blood-borne viruses (BBVs) of concern in relation to infection prevention and control in domiciliary care are: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), which cause...
Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) is a bacteria which produces spores. Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) spores are a dormant form of the bacteria that are resistant to air, drying and heat. The spores can survive in the environment...
This Policy for safe practice will assist staff to reduce the risk of infection associated with enteral tube feeding. A downloadable Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policy which can be adopted by your organisation is available below. Alternatively, a complete...
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. Hands may become contaminated from direct contact with a service user, handling care...
Where personal care is provided by a domiciliary care provider to a person in their own home, it is unlikely that this Policy will be applicable. However, this Policy will apply if the domiciliary care provider provides personal care to...
Bacteria commonly found in the intestine include Escherichia coli (E. Coli), Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas Enterobacter and Acinetobacter. Collectively these bacteria are referred to as gram-negative bacilli (GNB) and are part of our ‘good bacteria’. However, under certain circumstances, they can...
MRSA stands for Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus which is resistant to some of the commonly used antibiotics, such as flucloxacillin. This bacterium lives harmlessly on the skin and in the nose. A downloadable Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policy which can be...
Where personal care is provided by a domiciliary care provider to a person in their own home it is unlikely this Policy will be applicable. However, this Policy will apply if the domiciliary care provider provides personal care to a...