Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone

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Overview

Welcome to the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone, your central hub for learning and development in IPC across health and care settings.

This zone provides access to a wide range of educational and training resources to support health and social care staff, students and volunteers in Scotland. All learning resources on this site are free to use.

The IPC Turas Learn Zone contains learning resources in three main areas:

Scottish Infection Prevention and Control Education Pathway (SIPCEP): A comprehensive pathway designed to enhance knowledge and skills in infection prevention and control for healthcare staff.
Healthcare Built Environment (HBE): Resources to support the workforce in understanding and managing risks associated with healthcare facilities, promoting a culture of lifelong learning, continuous improvement and enhanced patient safety.
Preventing Infection in Social Care: Resources aimed at staff providing care in the community, care homes, or homely settings to support effective infection prevention and control.

Disclaimer: Resources on this site are frequently updated in line with changes to national guidance.

➤ Please do not re-host these resources elsewhere. Instead, provide links to the relevant pages on this site.
➤ Any downloaded files or printed copies may become out-of-date. Always check you are accessing the latest version before use.

What is available in the IPC zone?

In this zone, you will find a wide range of resources to support learning and development in infection prevention and control. These include:

eLearning modules
guides
workbooks
videos, animations
frameworks

These tools are designed to support:

Learning and development in local health and care settings
In-house training provision

➤ For a full overview of IPC Turas Learn Zone resources, access the IPC Turas Learn Zone guide

What's new?

Visit News and updates page for all the latest announcements and updates

📢 HBE K&S Framework

The Healthcare Built Environment Knowledge & Skills Framework has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the K&S Framework page.

📢 Why infection prevention and control matters

The Why infection prevention and control matters module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Why infection prevention and control matters page.

📢 New knowledge and skills framework launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance

NES is announcing the launch of a new national framework: 'Containing and Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance: A Knowledge and Skills Framework for Health and Social Care in Scotland'. The framework and learning resources are hosted on the Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Zone.

📢 IPC Turas Learn Zone guide

The SIPCEP Guide has been updated! It's now the IPC Turas Learn Zone. This resource gives you an overview of the Turas Learn Zone, how to use it and the variety of learning resources available to support your education.

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