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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

RQIA conducts a programme of infection prevention and hygiene inspections at health care facilities across Northern Ireland. These inspections are conducted using the standards and associated tools below. The inspections reports can be accessed here.