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Posted on: 18/04/2023

Preventing Infection Workbooks for social care staff have been developed collaboratively by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and Public Health Wales.  A pilot and evaluation of the Workbooks was completed in 2022 and an educational grant from Social Care...

Posted on: 24/10/2022

Please note that the following Care Home Community IPC Policy has been updated together with the ‘Contents list’: Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus for Care Homes Reviewed and updated To download, please go to www.infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk/care-homes/policies/ Updated: 24/10/2022

Posted on: 24/10/2022

Please note that the following General Practice Community IPC Policies have been updated together with the 'Contents list': Hand hygiene for General Practice Now includes information on wearing of a religious bangle Notifiable diseases for General Practice Now includes 'Monkeypox'...

Posted on: 21/12/2021

At the recent North Yorkshire County Council 'Innovation Awards 2021, the 'People's Choice Award' was presented to the 'COVID-19 Care Settings Response'.    The COVID-19 Care Setting Response Team, which includes colleagues from The Health Protection Team, Public Health England,...

Posted on: 07/12/2021

The 'IPC CQC inspection preparation Pack for General Practice' was originally developed to help drive improvement in services in relation to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and help prepare General Practices for visits they may receive from the Care Quality...

Posted on: 09/12/2020

The 'IPC CQC inspection preparation Pack for Care Homes' was originally developed to help drive improvement in services in relation to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and help prepare Care Homes for visits they may receive from the Care Quality...