Infection prevention practice and principles
To break the chain of infection all health and social care services should have the following guidance in place:
Lancashire County Council guidance
- Applying And Changing A Dressing PDF 265 KB
- Blood Glucose Monitoring PDF 264 KB
- Catheter Care Policy PDF 264 KB
- CDI Guidance PDF 638 KB
- Cleaning Spillages PDF 260 KB
- Collection And Storage Of Samples PDF 283 KB
- Fan Use In Care Homes PDF 345 KB
- Group A Strep PDF 268 KB
- Guidance For Isolation PDF 397 KB
- Hand Hygiene PDF 523 KB
- Inter Health Care Transfer Form PDF 288 KB
- Manual Washing Of Bedpans And Urinals PDF 287 KB
- PEG Tube Management PDF 224 KB
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) PDF 463 KB
- Sharps Management Policy PDF 266 KB
- Urinalysis PDF 265 KB
- Wound Dressing Clinical Procedure PDF 205 KB
- Wound Dressing Non Clinical Procedure PDF 246 KB
Other sources of guidance
Take a look at these links for some further guidance:
Health and social care
- epic guidance- epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England
- Waste management- (HTM 07-01) Management and disposal of healthcare waste (NHS England)
- Environmental cleaning - NHS NSPA guidance for care homes
- Linen and Laundry- Department of Health- HTM 01:04 Decontamination of linen for healthcare
- RCN IPC Guidance
- NICE guidance for COPD antimicrobial prescribing
- NICE guidance for recurrent UTI antimicrobial prescribing
- NICE Helping to Prevent Infection Guidance for Care Homes
- NEWS 2 guidance
- NEWS eLearning
- DoH Guidance for care homes
For equipment cleaning please refer to the manufacturer's instructions.
Education
- Health protection in schools and other childcare facilities - A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in schools and other childcare settings. From Public Health England.