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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

News and Updates

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
Updated Decontamination technologies literature review: Ultraviolet Light
01 Dec 2022
Archiving of Cystic Fibrosis literature review
28 Nov 2022
New poster - PVC maintenance and insertion quality improvement tool
23 Nov 2022
Updates to NIPCM - DL(2022)10
18 Nov 2022
Update to NIPCM methodology
17 Nov 2022
A-Z updated entry for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (SARS CoV-2) has been updated
27 Oct 2022