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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

News and Updates

Update to Surgical Hand Antisepsis Literature Review and related NIPCM content
21 Jul 2023
Updated Hand Hygiene: Surgical Hand Antisepsis in the Clinical Setting literature review now available
07 Jul 2023
Update to Mpox guidance
29 Jun 2023
Update to Appendix 16 - Selection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by health and care workers (HCWs) during the provision of care
26 Jun 2023
Renumbering of Appendices
02 Jun 2023
The revised and updated Care Home IPC Manual is published today.
24 May 2023
Update to NIPCM and CH IPCM to reflect Scottish Government DL (2023)11
15 May 2023
Updated HAI Compendium now available
28 Apr 2023
NIPCM quarterly evidence tables for January to March 2023 now available
28 Apr 2023
Updated: Appendix 12: Application of infection control precautions in the deceased
24 Apr 2023
Update to literature review: Infection Prevention and Control During the Care of the Deceased
24 Apr 2023
New Appendix 21 - COVID-19 Pandemic IPC controls for health and social care settings
20 Mar 2023
Update to mpox guidance
15 Mar 2023
New bundles and posters for CVC insertion and maintenance - Neonatal, Paediatrics and Adults
06 Mar 2023
Update to literature review and NIPCM content: Indications and techniques for hand hygiene
26 Jan 2023
Updated literature review and NIPCM/CH IPCM text - Infection Prevention and Control for Care of the deceased
18 Jan 2023
New Quality Improvement Tool (QIT) literature review - Insertion and Maintenance of Central Venous Catheters (CVC)
30 Dec 2022
Updated decontamination technologies literature review: wipes
29 Dec 2022
Winter preparedness - key infection prevention and control messaging
19 Dec 2022
Update to Appendix 20 - Hierarchy of Controls
05 Dec 2022