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Structured infection prevention and control self-audit instrument for registered care and nursing home providers outlining standards, compliance criteria and risk scoring in accordance with statutory guidance.
Prepared on behalf of:
BNSSG CCG
Prepared by:
Karen Oliveira RN/RM/NMP PGCert BSc ILM TD, Nurse Advisor Health Protection & IPC Cell
Commissioning body:
BNSSG CCG
Legislative framework:
Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Health Care Associated Infections
Source basis:
Department of Health (2006) IPC Audit Tool; Community Healthcare Audit published by Leeds Community Health
Document type:
Self-audit tool
Subject:
Infection Prevention and Control in Care/Nursing Homes
Applicable setting:
Care Homes and Nursing Homes
Intended users:
Registered providers, managers, auditors, care staff
Audit frequency:
Annually or following occurrence of two residents with the same infection
Assessment method:
Yes/No/N/A self-assessment with percentage-based risk scoring
Risk categories:
Compliant (Low Risk); Partial Compliance (Medium Risk); Minimal Compliance (High Risk)
Sections covered:
Environment; Hand Hygiene; Personal Protective Equipment; Sharps Management; Waste Management; Decontamination; Clinical Practice; Quality Assurance
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Year:
2023
Region / City:
Arizona
Subject:
Transportation program audit
Document Type:
Toolkit
Institution:
Arizona School Risk Retention Trust, Inc.
Author:
Arizona School Risk Retention Trust, Inc., Arizona School Alliance for Workers’ Compensation, Inc.
Target Audience:
School districts in Arizona
Period of Action:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Note:
Year
Note:
Year
Year:
2020
Region / City:
Victoria
Subject:
Family Violence, Aboriginal Communities
Document Type:
Audit Tool
Agency / Institution:
Victorian Government, Family Safety Victoria
Author:
Najaaf Saleem
Target Audience:
Organisations with obligations under the MARAM Framework
Period of Effect:
No deadline for alignment, part of a long-term change process
Approval Date:
June 2020
Date of Modifications:
N/A
Note:
Year
Note:
Year
Theme:
Mental Health, School Attendance
Document Type:
Self-Audit Tool
Organization / Institution:
Department for Education, Public Health England
Target Audience:
Educational Institutions, School Staff
Year:
2022
Region / City:
Teesside
Theme:
Community safety and safeguarding
Document Type:
Self-audit report
Organization:
Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board
Author:
Local Safe Place Scheme representative
Target Audience:
Safe Place Scheme venues and staff
Period Covered:
Last 12 months
Date Updated:
July 2022
Related Website:
https://www.tsab.org.uk/
Note:
Year
Subject:
Viral Hepatitis
Document Type:
Health Department Report
Organization:
Kansas Health Department
Target Audience:
Healthcare providers
Organization:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Facility:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco
Document type:
Infection control policy manual
Author:
C. Diana Nicoll, M.D., PhD
Role of author:
Medical Center Director
Committee:
Infection Control Committee
Revision date:
April 2013
Original publication date:
June 2011
Subject area:
Infection prevention and control in healthcare settings
Target audience:
Medical center employees and clinical staff
Scope:
Patient care, employee health, environmental controls, and outbreak management
Includes sections on:
Standard Precautions, PPE, isolation practices, waste disposal, occupational health, emergency and outbreak management
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Alberta
Topic:
Infection Prevention and Control
Document Type:
Manual
Organization:
Alberta College of Dental Hygienists (ACDH)
Author:
Alberta College of Dental Hygienists
Target Audience:
Oral Healthcare Providers
Period of Validity:
Ongoing, subject to updates
Approval Date:
2024
Date of Changes:
Annually, or as needed
Year:
2016
Region / City:
London, Swindon, Berkshire, Merseyside, Yorkshire, Sunderland
Topic:
Clostridium difficile infection, hospital infection control
Document Type:
Research article
Organization:
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Healthcare professionals, researchers
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Modification Date:
Not specified
Context:
A research article detailing the comparison of C. difficile infection control measures across six hospitals in England using whole-genome sequencing to track transmission patterns.
Year:
2000-2013
Region / City:
South Australia
Topic:
Epidemiology, Ross River Virus, Public Health
Document Type:
Research Study
Organization / Institution:
South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing, University of Adelaide
Author:
Jingwen Liu, Alana Hansen, Scott Cameron, Peng Bi
Target Audience:
Public health professionals, researchers, policymakers
Period of Validity:
2000-2013
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Last Update:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Victoria, Australia
Topic:
Health, Urinary Tract Infection, Pharmacist Services
Document type:
Patient handout
Author:
Department of Health, Victoria Government
Target audience:
Women and gender diverse people with female biology aged 18-65, including Medicare and international students
Period of validity:
December 2025
Approval date:
December 2025
Date of updates:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Massachusetts
Topic:
Healthcare Personnel, Respiratory Viral Infections
Document Type:
Guidance
Agency / Institution:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Healthcare Personnel
Effective Date:
September 1, 2025
Date of Approval:
N/A
Date of Amendments:
May 3, 2024
Year:
2023
Region / City:
UK
Theme:
Infection control, respiratory infections
Document Type:
Guidance
Organization / Institution:
UKHSA
Author:
UKHSA
Target Audience:
Care home workers and managers
Period of Validity:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Changes:
N/A
Context:
Guidance for care home workers and managers on infection prevention and control practices to manage outbreaks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in care home settings.
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Oxford, UK
Document Type:
Referral Form
Institution:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Intended Audience:
General Practitioners, Hospital Consultants
Clinical Focus:
Bone and Joint Infections
Required Attachments:
Imaging, Microbiology Results
Referral Method:
Direct email for hospital referrals, e-referral service for GPs
Patient Eligibility:
UK residents
Organization:
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
Document type:
Surveillance toolkit
Topic:
Post-discharge surgical site infection surveillance
Healthcare setting:
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Surveillance period:
30-day or 90-day post-operative follow-up
Intended users:
Healthcare facility staff, surgeons, surgeons’ office staff
Source protocol:
NHSN OPC-SSI Protocol
Included materials:
Sample letter, procedure line list by surgeon, post-discharge SSI worksheet
Data reporting system:
NHSN
Scope:
Surgical procedures monitored for superficial, deep, and organ/space SSIs
Year:
2022
Region:
Massachusetts
Jurisdiction:
United States
Topic:
Chlamydia infection; expedited partner therapy; sexually transmitted infections
Document type:
Clinical advisory
Issuing body:
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Legal basis:
M.G.L. c. 111 § 121B; 105 CMR 700.003(J); 105 CMR 721.000
Target audience:
Healthcare providers and pharmacists
Standard treatment referenced:
Doxycycline; azithromycin
Population referenced:
Adolescents, young adults, men who have sex with men
Date of update:
January 28, 2022
Year:
2023
Region / city:
Global
Theme:
Orthopedic infection management, surgical procedures
Document type:
Academic article
Author:
Metsemakers et al.
Target audience:
Medical professionals, researchers, healthcare providers
Period of validity:
Ongoing
Date of approval:
2023
Date of changes:
Not specified