To support Domiciliary Care, the Bulletins contain information on good infection prevention and control (IPC) practice for staff providing Care at Home.
The Bulletins contain top IPC tips for good practice.
- Size: A4 single sided bulletin sheet
- Target: For use in Domiciliary Care
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40. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 40 – World Hand Hygiene Day 2024
39. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 39 – February 2024 Scabies
38. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 38 – November 2023 AMR Week World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week 18th-24th November 2023
37. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 37 – September 2023 International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), 15th-21st October, 2023
36. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 36 – April 2023 ‘Glove Awareness’ and ‘Hand Hygiene’
35. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 35 – April 2023 SICPs: ‘Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages’ and ‘Safe management of sharps and inoculation injuries’
34. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 34 – November 2022 SICPs: ‘Safe management of care equipment’ and ‘Safe management of the care environment’
33. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 33 – September 2022 SICPs: ‘Safe management of linen, including uniforms and workwear’ and ‘Safe disposal of waste, including sharps’
32. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 32 – July 2022 Understanding urinary tract infections in adults over 65 years
31. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 31 – April 2022 SICPs: ‘Personal protective equipment’ and ‘Respiratory and cough hygiene’
30. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 30 – February 2022 SICPs: ‘Hand hygiene’ and ‘Patient placement and assessment for infection risk’
29. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 29 – December 2021 Keep IPC in focus this winter
28. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 28 – October 2021 21 International Infection Prevention Week: 17-23 October 2021
27. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 27 – June 2021 Summer has arrived – keeping hydrated will help to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI’s)
26. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 26 – April 2021 World Hand Hygiene Day – 5 May 2021
25. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 25 – February 2021 Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment
24. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 24 November 2020 (2) Revised‘Guidance for seasonal decorations during COVID-19’ and ‘External cleaning companies’
23. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 23 September 2020 Are you prepared for the coming winter season?
22. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 22 June 2020 (updated 27.10.2020) Correct order for putting on and removing personal protective equipment
21. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 21 May 2020 Wearing a mask: Do’s and don’ts – Personal protective equipment
20. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 20 April 2020 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Personal protective equipment
19. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 19 March 2020 COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
18. Bulletin Domiciliary Care No 18 January 2020 Respiratory and cough hygiene
17. Bulletin Domiciliary Care 17 November 2019 Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus is on the increase
16. Bulletin Domiciliary Care 16 September 2019 Norovirus
15. Bulletin Domiciliary Care 15 July 2019 Welcome to our new website and ‘Preventing Infection Course’
14. Bulletin Domiciliary Care 14 April 2019 Clean your hands day – 5th May 2019
13. Bulletin Domiciliary Care 13 March 2019 Nutrition and Hydration Week: 11-17 March 2019
12: Bulletin Domiciliary Care 12 2018.12 Personal protective equipment
11: Bulletin Domiciliary Care 11 2018.11 Respiratory etiquette and Antibiotic Awareness
10: Bulletin-Domiciliary-Care-10-2018.10 International Infection Prevention Week 14-20 October 2018
09: Bulletin Domiciliary Care 09 2018.09 Preventing Urinary Tract Infection and Dehydration
08: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 08 2018.04 Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Day – 5 May 2018
07: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 07 2018.03 Nutrition and Hydration Week 12-18 March 2018. Are the residents that you care for in their home getting enough to drink?
06: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 06 2017.11 World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017
05: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 05 2017.11 Don’t be a UTI dipstick!
04: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 04 2017.05 Understanding urinary tract infection in older people
03: Advice-Bulletin-Domiciliary-Care-03-2016-12 Viral Gastroenteritis Alert
02: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 02 2016.10 Preventing dehydration
01: Advice Bulletin Domiciliary Care 01 2016.06 Bare Below the Elbows and Hand Hygiene