IPC Bulletin for Care Homes
Posted on: 07/04/2020
To support Care Homes, the Bulletins contain information on good infection prevention and control (IPC) practice and research from some of the latest CQC Inspection Reports. The Bulletins contain top IPC tips for good practice and pre-CQC visit recommendations. Size: [...]
Community IPC Policies and Workbooks – addendum
Posted on: 08/01/2020
Please note that NHS England and NHS Improvement published new guidance ‘Standard infection control precautions: national hand hygiene and personal protective equipment policy’ March 2019, https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/national-hand-hygiene-and-personal-protective-equipment-policy/. They have increased the elements of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICP) from 7 [...]
National Patient Safety Alert November 2019
Posted on: 03/12/2019
Risk of death and severe harm from ingesting superabsorbent polymer gel granules Alert issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Please note the use of polymer gel granules should now not be used. PS_Alert_Polymer_28_Nov_2019_FINALDownload
Care Home feedback
Posted on: 30/10/2019
"We have had a ten year working relationship with your local teams that have helped us keep any illnesses to a minimum keep our residents safe. We were extremely proud to receive our latest score of 97%. We have already [...]
Good hydration! Improving hydration for care home residents
Posted on: 17/09/2019
A series of six films which aim to help care home staff keep their residents happy, healthy and hydrated.
Revised and updated Care Home IPC Policies
Posted on: 25/06/2019
Our revised and updated Community Infection Prevention and Control Policies for Care Home settings are now available to download or purchase.