General Resources
- Competency Framework for Infection Control Practitioners (PDF, 1.67 MB, 48 pages)
- Work book to accompany competency framework for infection prevention and control practitioners (PDF, 1.43 MB, 36 pages)
- HSE Management of Blood and Body Fluid Spillages - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (AMRIC) (PDF, size 75 KB, 1 page)
- Standard precautions explainer January 2023 (PDF, size 29.5 KB, 2 pages)
- Sharps Disposal Patient Information Leaflet (PDF, size 319 KB, 2 pages)
- How to use a point of care risk assessment (PCRA) for infection prevention and control (PDF, size 559.3 KB, 2 pages)
- National Clinical Guideline for Infection Prevention Control (IPC) (2022) (draft)
- HSE Antimicrobial Resistance Infection Control (AMRIC) action plan 2022-2025
- IPC Link Practitioner Programme Framework
- Health Care Associated Infections Review Tool Generic
- Health Care Associated Infections Review Tool Clostridioides Difficile
- Health Care Associated Infections Review Tool Staphylococcus Aureus
- PPPG Procedure for the utilisation of review tools
- Hospital Acquired Infection Review Tool Generic
- Hospital Acquired Infection Review Tool Severe Clostridioides Difficile (working example)
- Hospital Acquired Infection Review Tool Staphylococcus Aureus (working example)
- Guidance on Balancing Competing Demands in Relation to Restrictions on Bed Use Related to Infection Prevention and Control
- Video: how to put on and take off PPE correctly
- Infection control guiding principles for buildings, acute hospitals and community healthcare settings
- Protocol for Long Term Care Facilities to notify outbreaks of infectious disease
- Protocol for Acute Hospitals to notify outbreaks of infectious disease
- Guidance on of Wearing of Personal Headscarfs and Tops in Theatre
- Guidance relating to the healthcare of people colonised or infected with Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms including CPE for healthcare workers in the community (excluding long-term facilities for older people)
- Guidance relating to CPE for long-term care facilities for older people
- HSE HCAI Escalation procedure
- Hospital out-patient and day care for people colonised with antimicrobial resistant organisms (AMRO) including CPE
- Picture Perfect -How to select an image or photo that reflects HSE hand hygiene and infection prevention control practice
- Performance Assurance Process for KPIs for HCAI AMR AHD
- Talking to patients about HCAI and specific AMRO infections, colonisations or contacts
- Guide to prioritisation of Patients for single room isolation
- Ireland’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (iNAP)
Antimicrobial resources
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