IPC Bulletin for Domiciliary Care
Posted on: 18/10/2024
To support Domiciliary Care, the Bulletins contain information on good infection prevention and control (IPC) practice for staff providing Care at Home. The Bulletins contain top IPC tips for good practice. Size: A4 single sided bulletin sheet Target: For use [...]
Supporting safer visiting in care homes during outbreaks of infection leaflet
Posted on: 09/10/2024
New leaflet Information leaflet for relatives and visitors Contact with friends and relatives is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of care home residents. This leaflet contains information to help prevent the spread of infection and supports safer visiting during [...]
News: Updated Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) resources for Domiciliary Care staff
Posted on: 29/07/2024
We are pleased to announce a review of the IPC Policies, Audit Tools and Preventing Infection Workbook for Domiciliary Care staff. Download: Updated IPC resources for Domiciliary Care July 2024
News: Preventing Infection Workbook: Guidance for Domiciliary Care staff in Wales
Posted on: 18/04/2023
Preventing Infection Workbooks for social care staff have been developed collaboratively by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and Public Health Wales. A pilot and evaluation of the Workbooks was completed in 2022 and an educational grant from Social Care [...]
News: North Yorkshire County Council Awards 2021
Posted on: 21/12/2021
At the recent North Yorkshire County Council 'Innovation Awards 2021, the 'People's Choice Award' was presented to the 'COVID-19 Care Settings Response'. The COVID-19 Care Setting Response Team, which includes colleagues from The Health Protection Team, Public Health England, [...]
National Patient Safety Alert November 2019
Posted on: 03/12/2019
Risk of death and severe harm from ingesting superabsorbent polymer gel granules Alert issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Please note the use of polymer gel granules should now not be used. PS_Alert_Polymer_28_Nov_2019_FINALDownload