General Infection Control Guidance and Resources

There are a number of useful sources of information and guidance on infection control available to health and social care providers. These include:

Regional_Infection _Prevention_and_Control_Manual

Infection_Control_in_Care_Homes

Standard_infection_control_precautions

Safer_practice_notice:_Colour_coding_cleaning_materials_and_equipment

E-Learning Programme

In line with the 'Changing the Culture' strategy, the DHSSPS has made available an e-learning programme on Infection Control.

The programme consists of 11 learning units, covering various aspects of infection control, and it is available - free of charge - to anyone working in health and social care in Northern Ireland.

More information on this e-learning programme is available in the document below:

How to access the programme

To access the programme you will need a username and password.

These are available on request from Kathy McLaughlin at Beeches Management Centre. Please email: kmclaughlin@beeches.bmc.n-i.nhs.uk or telephone Kathy on (028) 9064 4811.

Once you have received your username and password, you can access the Infection Control e-learning programme here.