Community Infection Prevention and Control

The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team’s function is to provide advice and support to reduce the burden of infectious disease, including healthcare associated infection in all primary care, community health and social care settings.

The prevention and control of Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI), which includes MRSA and Clostridium difficile, is a high priority. Effective prevention and control of HCAI has to be embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by everyone.

Registered providers of all healthcare and adult social care in England must comply with ‘The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance’ (Department of Health 2010).

A wide range of resources have been developed to support community health and social care settings. There are the ‘North Yorkshire Community Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Guidance’, posters, leaflets, factsheets, audit tools and much more.

Please note, all community staff employed by HDFT must follow the Hospital Infection Control Policies.

Please use the menu below to find more information.

What's New in Infection Prevention and Control
Preventing Infection Workbook and Guidance for Health and Social Care providers
Topics	Policies and Guidance
Antimicrobials Aseptic Technique Built Environment Clostridium Difficile Decontamination: Cleaning and Disinfection ESBL Hand Hygiene Inter-Healthcare Transfer Isolation Mattresses and Covers MRSA Outbreak Management Pandemic Influenza Personal Protective Equipment PVL Staphylococcus Aureus Scabies School and Nursery Guidance Seasonal Influenza Sharps Management and Inoculation Injuries Standard Precautions Tattooing and Body Piercing Vaccine Cold Chain Viral Gastroenteritis/Norovirus	Policies and Guidance
	General Information
	Audit Tools Key Documents Links Newsletters Who We Are and What We Do
	Education, Training Conference or Study Days and Workbooks
	All material can be accessed from the Education and Training page
	Care Homes - additional resources
	Department of Health and Health Production Agency resources aimed at Care Homes which can be used in addition to the policies and other resources that can be found on this webpage [more]

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Community Infection Prevention and Control

What's New in Infection Prevention and Control

Topics

Policies and Guidance

General Information

Education, Training Conference or Study Days and Workbooks

Care Homes - additional resources