To support Care Homes, the Bulletins contain information on good infection prevention and control (IPC) practice and research from some of the latest CQC Inspection Reports.
The Bulletins contain top IPC tips for good practice and pre-CQC visit recommendations.
- Size: A4 single sided bulletin sheet
- Target: For use in Care Homes
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56. Bulletin Care Homes No 56 – February 2025 Urinary catheters
55. Bulletin Care Homes No 55 – December 2024 Seasonal decorations
54. Bulletin Care Homes No 54 – October 2024 Preparing for the winter season
53. Bulletin Care Homes No 53 – September 2024 Sepsis
52. Bulletin Care Homes No 52 – July 2024 Preventing dehydration
51. Bulletin Care Homes No 51 – April 2024 World Hand Hygiene Day 2024
50. Bulletin Care Homes No 50 – March 2024 UTIs and catheter care
49. Bulletin Care Homes No 49 – February 2024 Scabies
48. Bulletin Care Homes No 48 – December 2023 Seasonal decorations
47. Bulletin Care Homes No 47 – November 2023 AMR Week World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) awareness Week 18th-24th November, 2023
46. Bulletin Care Homes No 46 – September 2023 IIP Week International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), 15th-21st October, 2023
45. Bulletin Care Homes No 45 – July 2023 ‘To dip or not to dip? UTIs in those over 65 years OR catheterised adults’
44. Bulletin Care Homes No 44 – May 2023 Care Home: Infection Prevention and Control Policies
43. Bulletin Care Homes No 43 – April 2023 ‘Glove Awareness’ and ‘Hand Hygiene’
42. Bulletin Care Homes No 42 – April 2023 SICPs: ‘Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages’ and ‘Safe management of sharps and inoculation injuries’
Bulletin Care Homes Winter special 2023 North Yorkshire and York only ‘Winter viruses are on the increase in our area’
41. Bulletin Care Homes No 41 – December 2022 Guidance for seasonal decorations
40. Bulletin Care Homes No 40 – November 2022 SICPs: ‘Safe management of care equipment’ and ‘Safe management of the care environment’
39. Bulletin Care Homes No 39 – September 2022 SICPs: ‘Safe management of linen, including uniforms and workwear’ and ‘Safe disposal of waste, including sharps’
38. Bulletin Care Homes No 38 – July 2022 Understanding urinary tract infection in adults over 65 years
37. Bulletin Care Homes No 37 – April 2022 SICPs: ‘Personal protective equipment’ and ‘Respiratory and cough hygiene’
36. Bulletin Care Homes No 36 – February 2022 SICPs: ‘Hand hygiene’ and ‘Patient placement and assessment for infection risk’
35. Bulletin Care Homes No 35 – November 2021 Seasonal IPC Issues
34. Bulletin Care Homes No 34 – October 2021 International Infection Prevention Week: 17-23 October 2021
33. Bulletin Care Homes No 33 – August 2021 Decontamination (cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation)
32. Bulletin Care Homes No 32 – June 2021 Summer has arrived – keeping hydrated will help to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI’s)
Bulletin Care Homes North Yorkshire and York – Summer Special 2021 Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks
31. Bulletin Care Homes No 31 – April 2021 World Hand Hygiene Day – 5 May 2021
30. Bulletin Care Homes No 30 – March 2021 Beating E. coli – What you can do to break the ‘Chain of infection’
29. Bulletin Care Homes No 29 – February 2021 Donning and doffing stations for personal protective equipment
28. Bulletin Care Homes No 28 November 2020 (2) Revised ‘Guidance for seasonal decorations during COVID-19’ and ‘External cleaning companies’
27. Bulletin Care Homes No 27 September 2020 Are you prepared for the coming winter season?
26. Bulletin Care Homes No 26 August 2020 (2) Revised COVID-19 Advice on ‘Fogging’ and ‘Temperature screening’ (Amended 17/08/2020 – EN14476)
25. Bulletin Care Homes No 25 June 2020 (updated 27.10.2020) Correct order for putting on and removing personal protective equipment
24. Bulletin Care Homes No 24 May 2020 Wearing a mask: Do’s and Don’ts – Personal protective equipment
23. Bulletin Care Homes No 23 April 2020 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Personal protective equipment
22. Bulletin Care Homes No 22 March 2020 COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
21. Bulletin Care Homes No 21 January 2020 Respiratory and cough hygiene
20. Bulletin Care Homes 20 December 2019 National Patient Safety Alert and Inter-Health and Social Care Infection Control Transfer Form
19. Bulletin Care Homes 19 November 2019 Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus is on the increase
18. Bulletin Care Homes 18 October 2019 International Infection Prevention Week: 13-19 October 2019
17. Bulletin Care Homes 17 September 2019 Norovirus
16. Bulletin Care Homes 16 July 2019 Welcome to our new website, new IPC Policies for Care Home settings and ‘Preventing Infection Course’
15. Bulletin Care Homes 15 April 2019 Clean your hands day 5th May 2019
14. Bulletin Care Homes 14 March 2019 Nutrition and Hydration Week: 11-17 March 2019
13. Bulletin Care Homes 13 2018.12 Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infection in a Care Home Resident
12: Bulletin Care Homes 12 2018.11 Respiratory Etiquette and Antibiotic Awareness
11: Bulletin Care Homes 11 2018.10 International Infection Prevention Week 14-20 October 2018
10: Bulletin Care Homes 10 2018.09 Preventing Urinary Tract Infection and Dehydration
Advice Bulletin Care Home Summer Special 2018 North Yorkshire – Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks
09: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 09 2018.04 Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Day – 5 May 2018
08: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 08 2018.03 Nutrition and Hydration Week 12-18 March 2018. Are your care home residents getting enough to drink?
07: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 07 2017.11 World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017
06: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 06 2017.11 Don’t be a UTI dipstick
05: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 05 2017.05 Understanding urinary tract infection in older people
04: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 04 2017.02 Information on infections – are you complying?
03: Advice-Bulletin-Care-Homes-03-2016-12 Norovirus Alert
02: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 02 2016.10 Preventing dehydration
01: Advice Bulletin Care Homes 01 2016.05 Bare Below the Elbows, Hand Hygiene and Gloves are off first