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27 IPC Policies that your organisation can adopt
Antimicrobial stewardship Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Antibiotics are key to modern medicine and treatment. However, an increasing number of common infections are becoming resistant to the medicines designed to treat them. This is referred to as...
Aseptic technique Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice An aseptic technique is used to carry out a procedure in a way that minimises the risk of contaminating an invasive device, e.g. urinary catheter, or a susceptible body site...
BBVs Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice The main blood-borne viruses (BBVs) of concern in relation to infection prevention and control are: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and...
C. difficile (Clostridioides difficile) Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium which produces spores. C. difficile spores are a dormant form of the bacteria that are highly resistant to heat and many...
CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice CJD is one of a group of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) which can occur in people or animals. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice (see...
Hand hygiene Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important ways to reduce the transmission of infectious agents that cause healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Hands may become contaminated from direct contact...
Invasive devices Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice An invasive device provides an entry point for microorganisms to enter the body and is a potential source for introducing infection. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice (see...
MRGNB, including CPE Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Numerous bacteria are normally found in the bowel. Not all are resistant to antibiotics and not all will cause serious illness. Species of bacteria commonly found in the bowel...
MRSA Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice Meticillin is an antibiotic that was commonly used to treat Staphylococcus aureus, until some strains of the bacteria developed resistance to it. These resistant bacteria are called Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus...