SICPs must be used by all Domiciliary care staff in all situations for contact with service users, their care equipment or environment. SICPs are the foundation for safe practice and protect service users, visitors and staff, from infection. There is often no way of knowing who is infected, so by applying SICPs to all people at all times, best practice becomes second nature and the risk of infection is minimised.
SICPs may be insufficient to prevent cross transmission of specific infections. Therefore, additional TBPs are required when caring for service users with a confirmed or suspected infection.
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 Domiciliary Care staff is available to purchase @ £74.99, including postage – details can be found on the flyer and resource order form below.
Page updated: 15/07/2024
Dom Care Order Form
