Infection Control in Primary Care
NHS Somerset ICB has developed a Primary Care Good Practice Guide for Infection Prevention & Control, which is a tool kit and collection of information gained from the NICE website (NICE 2019) and links to other national IP&C guidelines, policies and resources from the Department of Health and Social Care, UKHSA and NHS England.
Education and Training Presentations
- Infection Prevention and Control Seasonal Respiratory Infections
- Clinical waste update for Primary Care
- Cleaning Standards for Practice Managers
- Acute Respiratory Tract Infections July 2021
IPC Training C.diff September 2021
IPC Leads Update November 2021 - IPC Leads Update December 2021
- IPC Leads Update January 2023
National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
NHS England » Our commitment to cleanliness
NHS England » Commitment to Cleanliness Charter FR2 FR3 FR6 Word
NHS England » National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
NHS England » National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021: Supporting documents
Health and Social Care Act 2008
The document below sets out the Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections, under The Health and Social Care Act 2008. It will apply to registered providers of all healthcare and adult social care in England. The Code of Practice (Part 2) sets out the 10 criteria against which the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will judge a registered provider on how it complies with the infection prevention requirements, which is set out in regulations. To ensure that consistently high levels of infection prevention (including cleanliness) are developed and maintained, it is essential that all providers of health and social care read and consider the whole document and its application in the appropriate sector and not just selective parts.
Download the Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections
National IP&C resources, guidance documents and useful websites
- Antibiotic resistance – A document which explains the ambitions and actions for the next 5 years, supporting the 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024
- Infection. Prevention. Control – A website that offers bespoke training and consultancy services, as well as a variety of downloadable resources for primary care who are employed by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and are commissioned to provide IP&C services in North Yorkshire covering Health and Social Care settings. In addition to covering the local area of North Yorkshire and York, the team offers services nationally.