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Infection prevention and control means doing everything possible to prevent infection from both developing and spreading to others. The following resources are available to purchase and a selection are free to download and will assist you in preventing healthcare associated infections.
Enteral tube feeding is a process where nutrition is delivered into an individual’s gastrointestinal tract via a nasogastric tube, a gastrostomy or a jejunostomy. This Policy has been produced for safe practice which will assist staff to reduce the risk...
A guidance document showing symptoms of a UTI, and red flag and sepsis symptoms. Size: A4 colour guidance document Target: For use in Domiciliary Care (part of a suite of resources) Purchase: Downloadable free of charge Updated: 27/07/2022
An audit tool to provide evidence of a rolling programme of audit for hand hygiene. All staff who have contact with service users should be assessed for hand hygiene technique on at least an annual basis. It shows the key...
A hand hygiene information leaflet for issue to community service users and relatives giving advice on hand hygiene. Size: A5 four page leaflet Target: Community service users and visitors Purchase: Download free of charge or can be purchased individually £0.60. Please...
Handwashing is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection. This Policy is one of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICPs) referred to by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Hand hygiene has a dual role to protect...
Poster showing the correct hand hygiene technique which should be used by staff. A copy of the poster should be placed above all clinical sinks where hand hygiene is performed by staff. Size: A4 colour poster Target: For use by...
Two short videos produced by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health 1. Gloves do not replace hand hygiene - The Invisible Challenge II: A short 2 minute video showing the wrong use of gloves and not performing handwashing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8fHo6WfzY 2. ...
This animation provides an overview of how to take a stool/faecal sample for patients/residents/service users who have diarrhoea/loose stools. The animation covers when samples should be taken and how to collect the sample, including how to much of a sample...
Washing your hands in one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and others from an infection such as Clostridium difficile, Norovirus and influenza (flu) But what’s the best handwashing technique? Watch the short video below: https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/homehygiene/Pages/how-to-wash-your-hands-properly.aspx
Some types of bacteria have developed resistance to many commonly used antibiotics, which can be passed on to other species of bacteria. They are referred to as Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO), formerly known as Multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MRGNB). A downloadable Community...