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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

News and Updates

Updated Appendix 5 - Glove selection chart
09 Nov 2020
Scottish COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Addendum for Acute Settings now available
02 Nov 2020
Updated SBAR: Assessing the evidence base for medical procedures which create a higher risk of respiratory transmission from patient to healthcare worker.
19 Oct 2020
Updated literature reviews for Transmission Based Precautions Definitions and Safe Management of Linen
09 Oct 2020
Updates to section 1.2 Hand Hygiene
04 Sep 2020
Update to section 2.4 PPE and RPE
04 Sep 2020
Update to Appendix 11 for COVID-19
03 Sep 2020
Updated RPE literature review now available
17 Aug 2020
Updated literature review: Safe disposal of waste
06 Aug 2020
Updated literature review: Blood and body fluid spillages
05 Aug 2020
New literature review Hand Hygiene: Hand washing, hand rubbing and indications for hand hygiene.
23 Jul 2020
Updated AGP list added to Appendix 11, footnote 3
20 Jul 2020
Updated Hand Hygiene Literature reviews - Products, Skin Care, Surgical Hand Antisepsis in the clinical area
13 Jul 2020
Update to AGP list in Appendix 11 - Best Practice Aide Memoire for patient placement and RPE for infectious agents while a patient is in hospital
13 May 2020
Addition of SBAR assessing the evidence base for medical procedures which create higher risk of respiratory infection transmission from patient to healthcare worker
13 May 2020
Update to AGPs list in Appendix 11, footnote 3
30 Mar 2020
Update to requirements for using a full face visor as PPE/RPE
12 Mar 2020
Video for donning and doffing of PPE for healthcare workers in primary care settings is now available
11 Mar 2020
Updated AGP added to Appendix 11 and AGP literature review - addition of high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) as an AGP
11 Mar 2020
Updated literature reviews – eye/face protection and surgical face mask
24 Feb 2020