The Department of Health has published new guidance to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to protect residents and staff from acquiring infections in care homes. The best practice guidance provides information and guidance on requirements and recommendations to proprietors and people in charge of homes, and to the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) on the prevention and control of infection.
The document replaces the guidelines on the control of infection in residential and nursing homes, 1996.
The document can be downloaded by clicking the following link: Infection Control Guidance for Care Homes
