Infection Prevention and Control Resources

This page will be updated periodically with the most recent useful links and resources on infection prevention and control. If you know of a relevant resource or an updated version, please contact Charlotte Fry.

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Infection Prevention and Control

• www.infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk is a website where you can find resources such as monthly bulletins for care homes and domiciliary care and information about Harrogate IPC Workbook.
• Hand hygiene information leaflet for community service users and relatives.
• Your 5 moments for hand hygiene for Care Homes Poster.
• Your 5 moments for hand hygiene for Domiciliary Care Poster.
• Wearing a mask: do’s and don’ts.

Recognising and Responding to Infection

• RESTORE2 film
• RESTORE2 resources

DHSC Guidance

• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in adult social care: acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) – GOV.UK
• COVID-19: guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Guide to donning (putting on) and doffing (removing) PPE (non AGP) in adult social care settings (text only version) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• IPC Good Practice Guide – an introduction from the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE
• Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Hot weather and health: guidance and advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• ARI IPC guidance. DHSC Letter (skillsforcare.org.uk)

UKHSA

• Tuberculosis (TB) cases continue to rise in England in 2023 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings (publishing.service.gov.uk) March 2012
• UKHSA guidance on the management of scabies cases and outbreaks in long-term care facilities and other closed settings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) January 2023
• Group A Streptococcus – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 2023
• UK guidelines for the management of contacts of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) infection in community settings (publishing.service.gov.uk) March 2023
• Actions to contain carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (publishing.service.gov.uk) September 2022

UKHSA Blogs

• Should we be worried about the new COVID-19 variant? – UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)
• Get Winter Strong: revisiting respiratory infection guidance for a safer season – UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)
• Get Winter Strong: why having a flu vaccination matters – UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)

NHSE

• NHS England » National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
• Hand Hygiene
• Bare below the elbows – hand hygiene – YouTube
• NHS England » National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England
• Health Technical Memorandum 07-01: Safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste (england.nhs.uk) March 2023

Support for Social Care Workers

• The Care Workers Charity
• Mental health and bereavement support for care workers
• Junius S. Morgan Benevolent Fund
• Cavell Nurses Trust

Hydration & Urinary Tract Infections

• E coli Prevention Film
• Urinary Tract Infections – leaflet for older adults and carers
• The I-Hydrate project

Oral Care

• Smiling matters: Oral health in care homes – progress report – Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
• Fluoride Interventions to prevent dental decay in care home residents (FInCH): A cluster randomised feasibility study – King’s College London (kcl.ac.uk)

CQC

• Infection prevention and control in care homes

IPC meetings

Click here to view the summaries from previous IPC meetings.

Wellbeing

• Self-help – NHS
• Mental wellbeing audio guides – NHS
• Self-help therapies – NHS
• NHS England » Wellbeing conversations
• NHS England » Professional nurse advocate
• NHS England » Civility and Respect
• Overview | Mental wellbeing at work | Guidance | NICE
• Five ways to wellbeing – Mind
• Useful resources – Mind
• Wellbeing (skillsforcare.org.uk)
• Bitesize learning – Leadership Academy
• Supporting mental health at work – Acas
• 20-minute suicide awareness training (zerosuicidealliance.com) This free course focuses on breaking stigma and encouraging open conversations.

Parasitic Infections

• Independent Nurse – Mites, Ticks and Lice: evolution’s irritating survivors

Scabies

• UKHSA guidance on the management of scabies cases and outbreaks in long-term care facilities and other closed settings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Scabies outbreaks in residential care homes: factors associated with late recognition, burden and impact. A mixed methods study in England – PubMed (nih.gov)
• The management of scabies outbreaks in residential care facilities for the elderly in England: a review of current health protection guidelines – PubMed (nih.gov)
• Comparison of topical permethrin 5% vs. benzyl benzoate 25% treatment in scabies: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial (silverchair.com)
• Mafia Mites Animation
• www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/scabies

Bed Bugs

• www.bedbugfoundation.org
• Bed Bugs: Images, Eradication, and More — DermNet (dermnetnz.org)

IPC Projects

• Vivaldi Social Care animation film: a project designed to reduce infections and improve lives.

Do you know a relevant resource on infection prevention and control or an updated version? Please let us know by contacting Charlotte Fry.

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