Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

PDF guide for health and care staff, offering concise guidance on HAI acute hospital admission screening, including clinical risk assessment and swabbing procedures for MRSA and CPE.

Published: 21/08/2018

Publisher: NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

MetaLifecycleVersion: 2016

Type: Document

Audience: Medicine (audience); Nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (audience); Ambulance services (audience); Ambulance care assistant; Ambulance technician; Emergency call handler; Patient transport services staff; Clinical healthcare support workers (audience); Dietetic support worker; Healthcare scientist support worker; Maternity support worker; Nursing support worker; Occupational therapy support worker; Orthotic support worker; Phlebotomist; Physiotherapy support worker; Podiatry assistant practitioner; Prosthetic support worker; Radiography support worker; Speech and language support worker; Theatre support worker; Community and social care (audience); Adult care worker or manager; Advocacy worker; Care at home worker or manager; Care home worker or manager; Care worker; Community support worker or manager; Counsellor; Early years or childcare worker or manager; Housing support officer or manager; Personal assistant; Social work assistant; Social worker; Volunteer; Volunteer co-ordinator; Youth worker or manager; Dentistry (audience); Dental hygienist and/or Dental therapist; Dental nurse; Dental student; Dental technician and/or Clinical dental technician; Dentist; Not GDC registered; Orthodontic therapist; General audience; Healthcare science (audience); Clinical bioinformatics; Life sciences; Physical sciences and biomedical engineering; Physiological sciences; Associate specialist; Consultant; Core trainee; Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctor; Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctor; General practitioner; General practitioner trainee; Medical student; Other Doctor; Physician associate; Psychiatrist; Specialty doctor; Specialty trainee; Allied health professions (audience); Art psychotherapist; Art therapist; Biomedical scientist; Clinical scientist; Dance movement psychotherapist; Diagnostic radiographer; Dietitian; Dramatherapist; Healthcare chaplain; Hearing aid dispenser; Music therapist; Occupational therapist; Operating department practitioner; Orthoptist; Orthotist; Paramedic; Physiotherapist; Podiatrist; Prosthetist; Speech and language therapist; Therapeutic radiographer; Midwifery (audience); Midwife; Nursing (audience); Adult nurse; Child health nurse; District nurse; Family nurse; Family nurse supervisor; General practice nurse; Health visitor; Learning disability nurse; Mental health nurse; Occupational health nurse; School nurse; Specialist community public health nurse; Optometry (audience); Contact lens optician; Dispensing optician; IP Optometrist; Optical assistant; Optometrist; Optometry student; Pre-registration optometrist; Pharmacy (audience); Pharmacist; Pharmacy support staff; Pharmacy technician

RightsCopyright: NHS Education for Scotland

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