Domiciliary Care

Guidance

Safe management of sharps and inoculation injuries: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Scabies: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Safe management of the care environment: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Respiratory and cough hygiene: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

PPE: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

MRSA: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Hand hygiene: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

What does a CPE contact mean: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

C.difficile: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

A - Z of infections: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Infection Prevention and Control - Resource for Adult Social Care

Guidelines for the management of contacts of invasive group A steptococcus (iGAS) infection in community settings

COVID-19 PPE guide for adult social care services and settings

COVID-19 testing in adult social care

COVID-19 supplement to the infection prevention and control resource for adult social care

Infection prevention and control - resource for adult social care

COVID-19 personal protective equipment use for non-aerosol generating procedures

Transparent face mask technical specification

Specification for hand wash

Education

South Tyneside and Sunderland

2025 World Hand Hygiene Day presentation

Safe management of sharps and inoculation injuries: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Scabies: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Safe management of the care environment: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Respiratory and cough hygiene: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

PPE: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

MRSA: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

Hand hygiene: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

What does a CPE contact mean: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

C.difficile: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

A - Z of infections: Quick reference guide for Domicillary care

MRSA Awareness powerpoint presentation

UTI powerpoint presentation

South Tyneside

Hand Hygiene powerpoint

C-Diff workbook

Common cold and cough workbook

Flu information workbook

Norovirus workbook

Pneumonia and chest infections workbook

MRSA workbook

Sunderland

Hand Hygiene powerpoint

C-Diff workbook

Common cold and cough workbook

Flu information workbook

Norovirus workbook

Pneumonia and chest infections

MRSA workbook

Newsletters

Newsletter - MRSA - April 2025

IPC Domicillary Care - Catheter - March 2025

Newsletter - User Guide to Application of Prontoderm

Guidance for Christmas Decorations - Winter Edition 2023

IPC Domicillary Care - Halloween Edition

IPC Domicillary Care - Issue 9 (CPE)

IPC Domicillary Care - Issue 8 (Nutrition & Hydration)

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 7

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 6

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 5

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 4

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 3

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 2

IPC Domiciliary Care - Issue 1

Posters

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Handwashing - Sunderland

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