Infection prevention resources
On this page:
- Factsheets
- Audit tools
- Oral hygiene
- Posters and leaflets
- Nutrition and hydration
- Presentations
- Hand hygiene
- Strategies
- Links
- Videos
Factsheets
- Break the chain of infection PDF 350 KB
- Food hgyiene PDF 262 KB
- Surfaces commonly touched by hands PDF 219 KB
Audit tools
A planned programme of audits must be included within your care setting. Useful tools can be found on the Infection Prevention Society website.
- Catheter Audit Tool DOCX 1.17 MB
- Commode Audit Tool DOCX 1.42 MB
- Environmental Audit Tool DOCX 1.17 MB
- Final Maintenance Audit Tool DOCX 1.20 MB
- Hand Hygiene Audit Tool DOCX 1.62 MB
- Laundry Audit Tool DOCX 1.34 MB
- Mattress and Cover Audit Tool DOCX 1.88 MB
- Nursing Home Audit Tool PDF 923 KB
- Residential Home Audit Tool PDF 918 KB
- Sluice Audit Tool DOCX 5.06 MB
- IPC CQC Inspection Preparation Pack DOCX 1.19 MB
Oral hygiene
- Oral Health Assessment Tool PDF 297 KB
- Care Homes Baseline Assessment Tool PDF 187 KB
- National Smile Month Pack PDF 1008 KB
Posters and leaflets
Sharps Safety – Please refer to your sharps bin supplier and occupational health
Cleaning colour code (PDF 113 KB)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) poster (A3 full size) (PDF 787 KB)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) poster (A4 smaller version) (PDF 539 KB)
Multi drug resistant organisms (MDRO) information sheet (PDF 5 MB)
Handwashing sinks (PDF 99.6 KB)
Nutrition and hydration
Food diary (DOCX 41 KB)
N&H 2024 Staff Leaflet (PDF 401 KB)
N&H Activity Pack (DOCX 808 KB)
N&H Week Quiz 2024 (DOCX 58 KB)
Recipes and drink ideas (DOCX 1.07 MB)
Residents N&H activity sheet (DOCX 1.58 MB)
Hy5 hydration poster (PDF 166 KB)
Hy5 hydration leaflet for carers (PDF 367 KB)
Nutrition and hydration week (PDF 4.77 MB)
Presentations
Hand Hygiene
Webinar - hand washing hygiene
Get smart wash your hands poster (PDF 1.45 MB)
Hand hygiene newsletter (PDF, 462 KB)
World Hand Hygiene Day presentation for care providers (PDF 1MB)
Strategies
Tackling antimicrobial resistance action plan (PDF 295 KB)
E-coli Strategy for Lancashire (PDF 634 KB)
National AMR strategy (external link)
Links to printable information from external sources
NHS Choices is a great website for information, guidance and management of infections; such as C.difficile, MRSA, Scabies and many more.
The NICE website has quick guides including Helping to prevent infection - A quick guide for managers and staff in care homes.
The Royal College of Nursing have published guidance on essential practice for infection prevention and control.
The Infection Prevention Society has produced a home hygiene training resource based on a targeted approach to home hygiene in an easy to follow and practical way. It is a useful resource for professional carers both in care homes and with domiciliary care agencies and for anyone wishing to develop their understanding of hygiene in the home and everyday life.
Ingesting Polymer Guidance (PDF 136 KB) by the National Patient Safety Alert
Videos
The following videos are available on YouTube:
- Nutrition and hydration - Information for social care staff (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Measles - How to protect yourself and those around you (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Influenza myth busting - Why you should get your vaccine (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Scabies management - the application of permethrin (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Will you be an antibiotic guardian? (UK Health Security Agency)
- Introduction to Sepsis (The UK Sepsis Trust)
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Care Homes (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- World Antibiotics Awareness Week (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (Infection Prevention Control Lancashire)
- Why staying hydrated is important in avoiding infections and preventing antibiotic resistance (West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership)
- Catheter Care (The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust)