Transmission-based precautions (TBPs) definitions literature review update now added to Chapter 2

04 Jul 2024

Update to guidance on disposal of sharps boxes

04 Jul 2024

New Notifiable Organism entry now included in A-Z

27 Jun 2024

New Care Home IPC Resource Toolkit now available in CH IPCM

07 Jun 2024

World Hand Hygiene Day 5 May 2024 – Sharing your knowledge about hand hygiene

15 Apr 2024

Update to Appendix 13 - NHSScotland Minimum Alert organism/Condition list

27 Mar 2024

New cataract surgery guidance now available

14 Mar 2024

Winter Preparedness Campaign 2023/2024 ended on 29 February 2024

11 Mar 2024

Update to definition of ‘an exceptional infection episode’ in chapter 3

09 Feb 2024

Updated Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Quality Improvement Tool literature review

26 Jan 2024

Development of new respiratory short form and accompanying outbreak checklist

18 Jan 2024

Update to hand hygiene products literature review and references to hand rub

11 Jan 2024

Update to wording in Standard Infection Control Precautions Literature Review: Occupational Exposure. Management of Occupational Exposure to Blood Borne Viruses

28 Dec 2023

Update to Personal Protective Equipment: Gloves literature review

21 Dec 2023

Update to Hand Hygiene: Skin care literature review and recommendations

15 Dec 2023

Care Home IPC resources for both Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Illness now available

30 Nov 2023

Update to recommendation for surgical hand antisepsis

26 Oct 2023

Winter preparedness 2023/24

11 Oct 2023

Update to NIPCM and CH IPCM to reflect changes to Scottish Government COVID-19 Testing Guidance

30 Aug 2023

Update to Surgical Hand Antisepsis Literature Review and related NIPCM content

21 Jul 2023