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Understand own role in the prevention and control of the spread of infection

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‘Infection prevention and control: resource for adult social care’ on the Department of Health and Social Care website

This resource contains general infection prevention and control (IPC) principles to be used in combination with advice and guidance on managing specific infections. Read about the ‘Chain of infection’, ‘Infection risk assessment’ and ‘Reducing risk’.

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Click to read through this booklet that was created by Skills for Care for the Care Certificate and covers ‘Infection prevention and control’. You do not need to complete the activity section in the booklet.
Read through the section on ‘Infection prevention and control’ from Skills for Care.
‘Helping to prevent infection’ is an article on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
In the Royal College of Nursing’s ‘Essential Practice for Infection Prevention and Control’ read the section on ‘Other practises that contribute to reducing the risk of HCAIs’.

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