The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance states that information about resident’s infectious status should be given to any health and social care worker providing further support to a resident which should be documented.
A downloadable Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Policy which can be adopted by your organisation is available below. Alternatively, a complete set of IPC Policies for Care Home settings is available to purchase @ £89.99, including postage – details can be found on the flyer and resource order form.
Page updated: 27/04/2023
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