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.
MRSA Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice MRSA stands for Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This bacterium can live harmlessly on the skin and in the nose. MRSA is resistant to some of the commonly used antibiotics, such as flucloxacillin. A...
Notifiable diseases Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice A list of notifiable diseases that UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) need to be informed of. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice which can be adopted by your...
This guidance is designed to support and promote good practice in the investigation, management and control of infectious disease outbreaks or incidents, which may have significant public health implications. Examples include outbreaks of food poisoning, such as Salmonella, E. Coli...
Outbreaks of communicable disease Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice. This Policy is designed to support and promote good practice in the investigation, management and control of infectious disease outbreaks or incidents, which may have significant public health...
The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance states that information about resident's infectious status should be given to any health and social care worker providing further support to a...
This Policy is one of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICPs) referred to as 'Patient placement/assessment for infection risk' by NHS England and NHS Improvement. It is a requirement of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on...
Patient placement and assessment for infection risk Policy for General Practice The Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance states that information about patient’s infectious status should be...
This Policy is one of the 'Standard infection control precautions' (SICPs) referred to by NHS England and NHS Improvement. PPE helps protect both service users and staff from infection and is used for contact, droplet or airborne transmission based precautions...
PPE (Personal protective equipment) Infection Prevention and Control Policy for General Practice All staff must be trained in the correct use and removal of PPE. A downloadable Community IPC Policy for General Practice which can be adopted by your organisation...
This Policy is one of the ‘Standard infection control precautions’ (SICPs) referred to by NHS England in the National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England. All staff must be trained in the correct use and removal of personal...