Author Liz Grogan, Head of Infection Prevention and Control and Deputy Director of IPC. Aims and objectives The final session to the Fundamental basics of IPC course, and will discuss recognition of a deteriorating patient. The student will understand soft signs of patient deterioration and basics to sepsis by hearing patient stories. The student will […]

Authors Liz Grogan and Sue Millward (NHS England and NHS Improvement) Objective First session to the IPC Module which will provide some background history to infection prevention including some heroes of the IPC world. We will look at the regulation requirements and why IPC is everybody’s business right from cleaning staff through to management and

Author Esther Taborn, HCAI Improvement Lead NHSE and NHSI at NHS England. Aims and objectives The student will be given a brief understanding of cleaning techniques, methods, types of solutions that can be used, as well as how to manage a blood and body fluid spillage and how laundry is managed. Content: Effective environmental cleaning,