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Publication #7800
Reference
DL(2023)01
Name
Extant guidance on infection prevention and control, face mask and face covering use and patient testing for COVID-19 infection (superseded)
Categories
Scottish Government
DL (CEL, HDL, MEL)
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
HEALTH BOARDS
SPECIAL HEALTH BOARDS
INFECTION PREVENTION
INFECTION CONTROL
PPE
PATIENT TESTING
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
NIPCM
Description
The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) was relaunched on 11 July 2022. This updated resource reflects the learning from the pandemic and emphasises the ongoing importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) in all health and care settings. The return to the NIPCM marked a move back to pre-pandemic IPC practices with patient placement based on an assessment of risk alongside application of routine standard infection control precautions (SICPs) and transmission based precautions (TBPs). This article has been superseded.
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2023-01-16 00:00:00
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