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.
Booklet showing some of the resources available for General Practice. A downloadable booklet featuring: Overview of the ‘one-stop-shop’ website Community IPC Policies for General Practice IPC Training events IPC CQC inspection preparation Pack for General Practice National Standards of Healthcare...
A short video on what is included in the ‘Preventing Infection Workbooks’
Flow chart detailing the procedure to follow following an inoculation incident. Size: A4 colour poster Target: General Practice, Care Homes, Domiciliary Care and Dental Practices Purchase: Available to purchase in printed or digital format. Please note copies of the poster...
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...
Notice for display at entrances giving advice for those who have been suffering from diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the last 48 hours Size: A4 colour poster Target: General Practice, Care Homes, Domiciliary Care and Dental Practices Purchase: Available to purchase in...
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...
Best practice to facilitate good hand hygiene when delivery direct care to services users is to be ‘Bare below the elbows’. Size: A5 colour poster Target: General Practice, Care Homes, Domiciliary Care and Dental Practices Purchase: Available to purchase in printed...
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...