Infection Control

Norovirus - Weekly Report

• Monday Point Prevalence Report of Ward Closures with Confirmed or Presumed Norovirus

Toolkits

Toolkits have been created to assist in particular healthcare settings:

• Hospital Infection Incident Assessment Tool (Watt Risk Replacement)
• Hospital Outbreaks
• Local Surveillance
• Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

Guidance

Model Infection Control Policies

• Model Infection Control Policies
  • Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs)
  • Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs)

The model policies are currently being reviewed and new versions of the SICPs willl be available in July 2010 with the Transmission Based Precautions following in October 2010.

Infection Prevention and Control Guidance within NHS and non-NHS Primary and Community Care settings in NHSScotland

• View guidance and literature review
• View poster

Information Leaflets

A range of Information Leaflets are available to download from this website. These can be printed out for distribution to patients/clients or for personal use.

• Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)
• Clostridium difficile infection - Information for hospital patients and visitors
• Clostridium difficile infection -Information for clients and visitors of care homes
• Washing Clothes at Home

Scotland's National Hand Hygiene Campaign

Scotland's National Hand Hygiene Campaign