The NIPCM was relaunched today a decade after being first published in 2012.

The updated NIPCM reflects on pandemic learning, emphasising the ongoing importance of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidance for all those working in health and care settings. This will keep users of our healthcare facilities, healthcare workers and visitors safe.

The manual aims to:

• Help reduce the risk of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI)
• Make it easy for care staff to apply effective infection prevention and control precautions
• Reduce variation, promote standardisation and optimise infection prevention and control practices throughout Scotland
• Improve the application of knowledge and skills in infection prevention and control
• Help alignment of practice, education, monitoring, quality improvement and scrutiny

The manual is underpinned by a robust methodology ensuring content is evidence based and can be applied in practice. To highlight this an Evidence and Research section has been added to the NIPCM and is planned for further development.

If you have any questions about the NIPCM then please contact us