Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone

📅 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.
 

📅 April 2024 📅

• Archived resources

After a review of the NES Infection Prevention and Control Zone on Turas Learn, the following educational resources have been withdrawn:

Occupational Risk: Preventing hazards in the workplace module 1 : principles of health and safety

Audit for improvement: Using audits to support improved practice
 

📅 March 2024 📅

• Preventing infection in Social Care Settings pocket book

The Preventing infection in Social Care Settings pocket book has been fully reviewed and updated. You can find the updated resource in the Preventing Infection in Social Care Settings page. 
 

📅 February 2024 📅

• Raising awareness of antimicrobial stewardship for nurses and midwives programme

The Raising awareness of antimicrobial stewardship for nurses and midwives learning resources have been rearranged into a learning programme that will now enable staff to access a certificate of completion they can upload, e.g. for their NMC revalidation. 
 

• In it together to Get it Right: Practical Application of SICPs and TBPs

The resource is now fully updated and available to access in the In it together to Get it Right: Practical Application of SICPs and TBPs page.

📅 January 2024 📅

• NES IPC Education Team Newsletter.

The January issue of NES IPC Education Team newsletter is now out.
The spotlight article is about the IPC Education Team rebranding.
 

• Hand Rub update

Please note that the term ‘alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)’ has now been updated to ‘hand rub’ in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM). A hand rub (alcohol or non-alcohol based) can be used if it meets the required standards. Please see further information in the hand hygiene products literature review. 

All educational resources on the IPC Zone will be updated in due course. 

This change does not have any implications for hand hygiene practice. 

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.