News and updates
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Latest News
📅 March 2025 📅
- Hand hygiene.
The Hand hygiene module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Hand hygiene.
📅 February 2025 📅
- Safe disposal of waste.
The Safe disposal of waste module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Safe disposal of waste.
📅 January 2025 📅
- NES IPC Education Team Newsletter.
The January issue of NES IPC Education Team newsletter is now out.
The spotlight article is about the Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) and transitioning NES IPC digital resources.
- Healthcare water and drainage systems
The NES Healthcare built environment team in collaboration with ARHAI Scotland have launched the 2nd animation in the series of healthcare water and drainage systems resources. Access the HBE Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) design considerations of healthcare domestic water and above ground drainage video.
- Personal Protective Equipment
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Personal Protective Equipment.
📅 December 2024 📅
- Antibiotic management resources
We are currently reviewing the resources listed above. They will be made available again once the review process is complete.
- Antibiotic prescribing clinical scenario 1 : presentation of a sore throat in a community setting: eLearning
- Antibiotic prescribing clinical scenario 2 : presentation of surgical site infection: eLearning
- Antibiotic prescribing clinical scenario 4 : presentation of a suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP): eLearning
- Antimicrobials in clinical practice: Antimicrobials in clinical practice presentation: Document
- Antimicrobials in clinical practice: Antimicrobials in clinical practice presentation: Document
- Antimicrobials in clinical practice : evidence of learning: Document
- Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages
The Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages module and assessment has been fully reviewed and updated. The new version is now live on the Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages.
- Preventing Infection in Ambulance Settings
The Preventing infection in Ambulance Settings educational resources has been withdrawn.
📅 October 2024 📅
- Aseptic Technique
The Aseptic technique pocket books and 6 eLearnings resources have been withdrawn. Further information in the Aseptic Technique page.
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