Infection Prevention @CommunityIPC
We are a dynamic NHS Community Infection Prevention and Control team who aim to improve IPC standards and reduce healthcare associated infection. infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk Harrogate Joined April 2016-
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February Bulletins. Standard Infection Control Precautions (SCIPC). 'Hand hygiene' & 'Patient placement & assessment for infection risk' Please visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk for more IPC resources.
Infection prevention and Control Bulletins for Care Homes and General Practice on Decontamination (cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation) 🧼🪣🧹. Please visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk to download the FREE bulletins 👆.
🌟🌟LATEST NEWS🌟🌟 A NEW set of 25 individual Community Infection Prevention and Control Policies for General Practice now available to download or purchase. Please visit infectonpreventioncontrol.co.uk or telephone the office on 01423 557340 to order.
Infection prevention and control and portable fans 🥵. Please visit infectionpreventionandcontrol.co.uk for more information and FREE downloads.
✳️March Bulletin✳️ Beating E. coli - What you can do to break the 'Chain of infection' 🦠🤚💦 Please visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk For more information and to download for FREE ☝️.
⭐️⭐️September Bulletins for care homes, GP practice staff and domiciliary care ⭐️⭐️ Are you prepared for the coming winter season? 🤧❄️🌡️💊. Free to download on our website. Please visit 👇infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk for more information
Infection Prevention Control bulletins👇 Please visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk for more information 🖐️🖐️
When cleaning, clean all surfaces using an 'S' shaped pattern from clean to dirty, top to bottom, taking care not to go over the same area twice. This cleaning motion reduces the amount of microorganisms that may be transferred from a dirty area to a clean area.
Do's and don'ts for surgical masks; GP Practice Staff, Care Home Staff & Domiciliary Care. Visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk for more information.
Help reduce the spread of Viral gastroenteritis. Download our Bulletins with information to help you reduce the spread at infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). We are very proud that NICE has referenced 15 of our ‘Community IPC Guidance for GPs (Policies)’ in the NICE ‘Healthcare associated infections’ CKS May 2019
One place has become available on our exciting 2 day ‘Preventing Infection Course’, 21 and 22 October 2019, Harrogate District Hospital HG2 7SX only £155.00. Full details at infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
International Infection Prevention Week 13-19 October. Please see our Bulletins for GP and Care Home staff at infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
A series of 6 short films to help Care Home staff keep their residents happy, healthy and hydrated. Courtesy of Oxford AHSN. Visit our ‘News’ page at infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
Norovirus season - are you prepared to ‘Stop the spread?’ Follow the link to our free downloadable IPC Bulletins for General Practice, Care Homes and Domiciliary Care infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
Welcome to our new website. We have listened to your feedback and have introduced a new search facility to help you quickly find what you are looking for. Infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
LATEST NEWS: Our revised and updated Community Infection Prevention and Control Policies for Care Home settings are now available to download or purchase. Visit infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk or call us on 01423 557340.
There has been a rise in the number of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting/influenza/chest infections in the community recently. To help reduce the risk of infection use standard precautions, and encourage your patients/residents/service users to keep hydrated infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
Oh PPE, Oh PPE.....🌲Personal protective equipment protects both staff and service users from infection. Download for free our bulletin, designed with those providing care at home in mind by following this link: infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk
Take a look at our December 2018 IPC bulletin, providing information to support both General Practice Staff and Care Home Staff in the diagnosis of UTI's. Follow the link to out free downloadable copy infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk

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