Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone

📅October 2026

• Preventing infection in social care: The PDF version of the pocket book has been archived. Key information has been consolidated within the Right Decision for Health and Care website/app, which remains fully accessible and allows content to be downloaded and printed.

📅August 2026

• Transmission-Based Precautions (TBPs): This is a newly developed module aligned with the new guidance provided in the NIPCM/CHIPCM.
  The aim of this module is to help you prevent transmission or spread of harmful infectious agents to yourself, individuals and staff in the care environment through consistent application of Transmission-Based Precautions. 
  The module is now live on the Transmission-Based Precautions (TBPs) page.  

• Patient/Resident Placement and assessment for infection risk: This module has been fully reviewed and updated to include new material on IPC Risk Assessment. This module aims to equip health and social care staff with an understanding of how to conduct an infection prevention and control (IPC) risk assessment and how it supports safe decision-making in patient/resident placement and across all Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs).
  The module is now live on the Patient/Resident Placement and assessment for infection risk page.

• Occupational Risk: Preventing hazards in the workplace module 3: respiratory protective equipment (RPE) The Preventing Hazards in the Workplace – Module 3: Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) learning module has been temporarily unpublished while it is being updated to align with the latest guidance contained within the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) chapter 2.  Until the updated module is republished, staff are asked to review the current NIPCM guidance using the link provided.

📅 May 2026

• Infection Prevention and Control considerations for water and drainage systems in the healthcare-built environment:  Complete suite of 5 learning animations for the Healthcare Built Environment are now available.
  The videos cover a range of topics on understanding water systems and what can be done to reduce and eliminate the risk of infection – keeping patients in our care safe. To access the animations on the Water Safety page.

If you require this resource to be made available in alternative formats, please email HAI@nes.scot.nhs.uk or altformats@nes.scot.nhs.uk to discuss how we can best meet your requirements.