Know how to reduce the spread of infection
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘What infections are, how they are transmitted and those at higher risk of infection’ from the UK Health Security Agency
- ‘Infection prevention and control: quick guide for care workers’ from the Department of Health and Social Care
- ‘How to handwash?’ from the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- ‘The ways in which our own health and hygiene may pose a risk to others’ from Active Social Care
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This article on ‘How infectious diseases spread’ is from New Zealand’s Ministry of health.
- ‘Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z’ from the UK Health Security Agency looks at how to deal with some diseases you may encounter in your role.
- Read this booklet from the NHS on Home Hygiene. It is a large document but contains a lot of very useful information that is written in clear language.
- This document on ‘PPE (Personal protective equipment) is from the NHS and looks at the different pieces of PPE available.
- Think And Challenge
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