Infection control resources

Patient placement/isolation

Hand hygiene

• Save lives – clean your hands
• Hand hygiene – why, how and when?

Respiratory and cough hygiene

• Infection prevention and control in adult social care: acute respiratory infection - GOV.UK
• Catch it, bin it, kill it - GOV.UK

How to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Donning and doffing PPE for aerosol generating procedures
• Donning and doffing PPE for non-aerosol generating procedures

Safe management and decontamination

Safe management and decontamination of care equipment

• Safe management of care equipment - Infection prevention control website
• Safe management of care equipment - GOV.UK

Safe management and decontamination of the care environment

• Safe management of the care environment - Infection prevention control website

Safe management of linen

Red alginate (water soluble) bag should be used for soiled or infectious linen.

Clean linen should only be taken into the room when required. Do not store clean or used linen in room.

• Linen processing within adult social care: information sheet - GOV.UK

Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages

• Safe management of blood and bodily fluids - GOV.UK

Safe management and disposal of waste

• Management and disposal of healthcare waste

Safe management of inoculation injury, including handling and disposal of sharps

• Sharps injuries – what you need to do
• What should I do if I injure myself with a used needle?

Personal health and hygiene

Staff who develop symptoms of diarrhoea and/or vomiting should report these symptoms to their manager; a specimen should be obtained if possible. Staff should remain off work until symptom free for 48 hours.

• NHS National infection prevention and control - NHS England
• COVID-19: information and advice for health and care professionals - GOV.UK
• Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement
• Summary of changes to COVID-19 guidance for adult social care providers - GOV.UK
• National specifications of healthcare cleanliness 2021
• Infection prevention and control: resource for adult social care - GOV.UK
• Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings - GOV.UK
• Infection prevention and control: quick guide for care workers - GOV.UK
• Mask and outbreak guidance updated in care settings - December 2022

SICPs implementation monitoring must also be ongoing to ensure compliance with safe practices and to demonstrate ongoing commitment to resident, staff and visitor safety.

Page last updated: 6 November 2025