Resources
The resources section can be used as supporting tools within the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) and Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Manual (CH IPCM).
- Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs)
- Audit tools
- Built Environment
- Care Home IPC resource for respiratory illness
- Care Home IPC resource for gastro-intestinal illness
- Compliance monitoring
- Education and Training
- Evidence and research
- HAI Compendium
- Hand hygiene - wash your hands of them
- Incidents and outbreaks
- Information Leaflets
- Information Leaflets - language translations
- NHS Board useful tools and resources
- Outbreak Checklist
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Inserting and maintaining a central vascular catheter (CVC)
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Inserting and maintaining a peripheral vascular catheter (PVC)
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Inserting and maintaining a urinary catheter (UC)
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Patient needing a surgical procedure
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Person with a known or suspected CDI
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Taking a sample for blood culture
- Quality Improvement Tools (QITs) - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention
- Quarterly evidence updates
- Respiratory hygiene 'Catch it, bin it, kill it'
- Respiratory Screening
- SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation)
- Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs)
- Transmission Based Precautions
- Trigger tools
- World Hand Hygiene Day 5 May 2024 - Sharing your knowledge about hand hygiene
- Infection prevention and control (IPC) for safe healthcare water systems - Considered judgement form
- Infection prevention and control (IPC) for safe healthcare water systems - Evidence tables
- Winter preparedness campaign assets