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National Infection Prevention and Control Manual
Chapter 1 of the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual for NHSScotland is the Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICP) Policy. This SICPs policy replaces the HPS Model Policies and continues to take account of the current evidence base.
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Transmission Based Precautions
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Bundles
A review is currently being undertaken of the scientific literature on Surgical Site Infection Prevention. The consultation period for this finishes on 28 October 2011. Further details of this review will be available on the Bundles web pages.
A bundle is a structured way of improving processes of care and patient outcomes.
It is a small straightforward set of practices - generally three to five - that, when performed collectively, reliably and continuously, have been proven to improve patient outcomes.
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