A guide to the correct colour coding to be used for cleaning materials and equipment which should be used in primary care.
- Size: A4 colour poster
- Target: General Practice
- Purchase: Available to purchase in printed or digital format. Please note copies of the poster are included in the ‘IPC CQC inspection preparation Pack for General Practice’.
The National Standards for Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 requires adoption of the ‘National colour coding scheme for cleaning materials and equipment’ to reduce the cross-contamination risk between types of areas. In this scheme, yellow cleaning materials and equipment should be used for isolation areas. In primary care, yellow cleaning materials and equipment can be used for ‘Treatment and minor operation rooms’ as well as isolation areas, based on the rationale that there is a high risk of blood and body fluid contamination.
Head of Soft FM Strategy & Operations
NHS Estates and Facilities, Commercial Directorate, July 2024
Page updated: 24/11/2025
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