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National Measles Guidelines

What is PVL Staphylococcus aureus?

Decolonization procedure for PVL Staphylococcus aureus

Management of Recurrent Abscess Boil in Primary Care

Measles - Frequently Asked Questions (April 2024)

Guidance for risk assessment and infection prevention and control measures for measles in healthcare settings

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

NHS England - Gram-negative bloodstream infection reduction plan and tools 

Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance

Primary Care IPC Link Resource Bundle

C. Difficile infection -Updated guidance on management and treatment 

Sepsis manual - 6th edition

Monkeypox guidance - GOV.UK

High consequence infectious diseases - GOV.UK

National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021

Infection Prevention and Control for seasonal respiratory infections in health and care settings (including SARS-CoV-2) for winter 2021 to 2022

Routine decontamination of resuable non-invasive patient care equipment 

Coronavirus - Living with COVID-19 - testing update

Next steps on Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC)

 

 

 

 

 

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