Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- Patient placement/assessment for infection risk
- Hand hygiene
- Respiratory and cough hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Safe management of care equipment
- Safe management of the care environment
- Safe management of linen
- Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages
- Safe management of waste
- Safe management of sharps
- Occupational safety: prevention of exposure (including sharps injuries)
IPC tools and audit tools
- NHSE National Infection Prevention and Control isolation prioritisation tool
- NHSE Infection Control Precautions (SICPs) monitoring tool
IPC posters
- NHSE National infection prevention and control manual for England – appendices
- MHRA Mattress decontamination poster
- MHRA Single-use medical devices leaflet
- MHRA Symbols used on medical devices poster
- UKHSA Best practice: How to hand wash step by step images
- WHO How to handwash? poster
- UKHSA Best practice: How to handrub step by step images
- WHO How to handrub? poster
- WHO – World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 main campaign poster (dark)
- WHO Your 5 moments for hand hygiene poster
- RCN Sharps safety poster
- Daniels Example waste and sharps downloadable training materials (posters)
IPC resources
- NHSE Healthcare associated infection (HCAI) compendium of guidance and resources
- NHSE Practical steps towards completing a local risk assessment – Primary care, community care and outpatient settings
- NHSE Practical steps towards completing a local risk assessment – Acute inpatient areas
Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship tools and resources
- UKHSA e-Bug health education programme (resources for children aged 3 – 16 years)
- UKHSA ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ national campaign (Antibiotic Guardian)
- NHSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections e-learning for healthcare programme