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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: A-Z Pathogens

WEBA-Z Pathogens. The A-Z provides a description of pathogen, incubation period and infectivity along with transmission routes, notifiable status and alert organisms for …

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Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Manual (CH IPCM)

WEB1. Resident placement/assessment for infection risk For residents being discharged from hospital to a care home/hospice the Public Health Scotland COVID-19 …

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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Home

WEBDisclaimer. When an organisation, for example health and care setting, uses products or adopts practices that differ from those stated in this National Infection …

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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Responsibilities

WEBprovide expert advice on the application of infection prevention and control in all care settings and provide support to develop individual or organisational risk …

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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Chapter 3

WEBThe purpose of this chapter is to support the early recognition of potential infection incidents and to guide IPCT/HPTs in the incident management process within …

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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: HAI Compendium

WEBThe HAI Compendium helps you to easily find links to current national policy and guidance on HAI, antimicrobial prescribing and resistance, decontamination and …

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Hand Hygiene: Products

WEBDocument information. Description. Description. This literature review examines the available. professional literature on hand hygiene products in. the health …

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Blood and body fluid spillages

WEBHPS ICT Document Information Grid Purpose: To inform the Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs) section on the management of blood and body fluid spillages in …

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Safe Management of Linen

WEBTo inform the Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICP) and Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs) sections on the Safe management of Linen in …

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Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs)

WEB1.5. July 2020. Addition of a footnote to the following recommendation ‘Surgery and post mortem procedures involving high speed devices’ to clarify that, for COVID-19, the use …

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Standard Infection Control Precautions Literature review.

WEB1. Objectives. The aim of this review is to examine the extant professional literature regarding the use of footwear as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for standard …

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Care Home Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) resource for

WEBThis resource should be used alongside the Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Manual (CH IPCM). Respiratory illness can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and less …

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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Appendix 2

WEBAppendix 2 - How to Hand Rub. Step by step images for how to hand rub. Download print quality poster (A3 size) Duration of the process should be 20-30 seconds. *Any skin …

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Standard Infection Control Precautions Literature Review: …

WEBSICP Literature Review: Routine cleaning of the care environment Health Protection Scotland (HPS) Version 3.1. April 2017 Page 3 of 24

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1.9 Safe Disposal of Waste (including sharps)

WEBRefer to SEPA guidance. Safe waste disposal at care area level. Always dispose of waste: immediately and as close to the point of use as possible. into the correct segregated …

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Care Home Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Resource …

WEBSection 1: Introduction. This care home gastro-intestinal illness infection prevention and control (IPC) resource has been developed by ARHAI Scotland to …

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SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)

WEBStatement: Please note that SBARs published before December 2023 make reference to alcohol based hand rub (ABHR). As of 11 January 2024 this is now referred to as hand …

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