News and updates
Keep up-to-date with everything related to infection prevention and control education with our NES IPC Education Team Newsletter and announcements.
Latest News
📅 October 2024 📅
- Aseptic Technique
The Aseptic technique pocket books and 6 eLearnings resources have been withdrawn. Further information in the Aseptic Technique page.
📅 September 2024 📅
- Prevention and management of occupational exposure
The Prevention and management of occupational exposure module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Prevention and management of occupational exposure page.
- Safe management of linen
The Safe management of care environment module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Safe management of linen page.
- NES IPC Education Team Newsletter.
The September issue of NES IPC Education Team newsletter is now out.
The spotlight article is about the Antimicrobial Stewardship.
📅 August 2024 📅
- Preventing Infection in General Practice
The Preventing infection in General Practice educational resources has been withdrawn.
- Safe management of care environment
The Safe management of care environment module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Safe management of care environment page.
- Respiratory and cough hygiene.
The Respiratory and cough hygiene module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Respiratory and cough hygiene page.
📅 June 2024 📅
- Healthcare water and drainage systems
The NES Healthcare built environment team in collaboration with ARHAI Scotland have developed an animation on the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) risks related to the design and construction of domestic water and above ground drainage system.
- Decontamination of reusable medical devices (local and endoscopy).
All modules in the programme have now been updated to align them with the following guidance: Management, equipment, and process of the decontamination of dental instruments in a Local Decontamination Unit (LDU) in NHSScotland (SHTM 01-05) and Decontamination of flexible thermolabile endoscopes and TOE ultrasound probes (SHTM 01-06).
📅 May 2024 📅
- NES IPC Education Team Newsletter.
The May issue of NES IPC Education Team newsletter is now out.
The spotlight article is about the Outbreak Simulation Training: A Collaborative Pilot.
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