Health and wellbeing Infection Control

National Infection Control Policies and Guidance

The following policies and guidelines offer infection control support for a range of subjects:

Accidental inoculation injury and human bites

• Sharps Injuries: Further information (BBV & Sharps guidance) (Health and Safety Executive) 

Management of Clostridium difficile

• Clostridium difficile management

Decontamination and cleaning

• Don’t judge a mattress by its cover (poster) (MHRA)

Care During Enteral Feeding

• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition (CG32) (NICE) 

Hand Hygiene

• Handwashing: Handwashing Technique
• Hand Hygiene NHS handwashing technique

Laundry Guidelines

• Decontamination of linen for health and social care - NHS England

Legionella

• Managing legionella in hot and cold water systems (Health and Safety Executive) 

Care of patients with MRSA

• Staphylococcus aureus: General Information (Gov UK) 

Outbreaks

• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and care settings  (Gov UK)
• Guidance for the management of Avian Flu outbreaks (Gov UK)

Body Substance Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment

• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) 
• Personal Protective Equipment regulations (Health and Safety Executive)