
Delivering infection prevention and control (IPC) can be challenging. It can be difficult to keep up to speed with latest research, policies and how they impact on the hospice environment.
We are here to support you in your role.
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"Infection prevention and control is more than dealing with C.diff and MRSA - it is a core element of practice, intrinsic to high quality patient care."
Rick Catlin, Assistant Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Delivering infection prevention and control
The group's key priorities are:
- providing training and updates on topical and relevant IPC issues;
- providing support and advice to IPC leads;
- building a hospice IPC community by offering peer learning and advice.
Receive updates and key communications by joining the Infection, Prevention and Control ECHO Network, below.
Infection Prevention and Control ECHO Network
We provide ECHO™ resources from past webinars including recordings, documents and best practice ideas.
Contact the ECHO team to find out more, sign up and access resources.
Every Action Counts review
We have been delighted with your contribution to a review of NHS England 'Every Action Counts' videos and toolkits, to make these important resources work for hospices.
The following tools are ready to support excellence in audit standard IPC behaviours for your hospice.
Access the Standard Infection Control Precautions audit workbook
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An evidence-based practice manual for use by all those involved in care provision in England. This should be adopted as guidance in NHS settings or settings where NHS services are delivered and the principles should be applied in all care settings.
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The NIPCM provides IPC guidance to all those involved in care provision and is considered best practice across all health and care settings in Scotland.
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This manual provides infection prevention & control (IPC) best practice advice and provide up-to-date information on the latest IPC policies and procedures.
Healthcare organisations may adopt the advice in this manual to inform their own local policies and procedures.
Every Action Counts: Because I Care
This video is part of a set of resources titled ‘Every action counts’ supporting staff in infection prevention and control excellence.
These products have been developed by Public Health England to support staff, to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) leadership and culture, staff and patient engagement, training, and operational management.
This video is based on the concept ‘because I care’ originally created by NHS England and NHS Improvement South West regional communications team. The video was recreated so that it could be used right across the country.
Every action counts – Hierarchy of Controls video
This video is part of a set of resources titled ‘Every action counts’ supporting staff in infection prevention and control (IPC) excellence.
These products have been developed by Public Health England to support staff, to strengthen IPC leadership and culture, staff and patient engagement, training, and operational management.
This animation is a training tool to support staff – clinical and non-clinical – to understand the different control measures that underpin IPC and how they work together to reduce risk.
Meet the team
We have over 160 infection control leads in our Network. Contact Julia or Stuart to be included in our mailing or for any questions relating to infection prevention and control.
Julia Russell leads the Network. Julia is Senior Clinical and Quality Improvement Lead, Clinical, Hospice UK.
Stuart Duncan disseminates information. He works for Hospice UK as the Clinical Team Administrator and is the administrator of this group.
Ask a colleague is a discussion group on the Hospice UK website where you can post queries and discuss issues with professionals.