Introduction

Infection control in the health and care sectors has been identified as a major cause for concern and something that needs to be addressed. It is estimated that over 10% of infection in hospitals is acquired within the hospital itself.

As well as increasing the risk of complication during illness, infection causes distress to patients, residents and their families and has serious economic consequences.

As well as increasing the risk of complication during illness, infection causes distress to patients, residents and their families and has serious economic consequences.
As well as increasing the risk of complication during illness, infection causes distress to patients, residents and their

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Content

Section One: Hygiene

This section provides an overview of all aspects of general hygiene relevant to the health and care sectors. It covers personal hygiene, hygiene within the working environment and hygiene specific to the handling of food.

Section Two: Infection

This section gives an introduction to pathogenic micro-organisms, it looks at how infection can occur, identifies areas which present a particular risk in the work place and at how the risk of infection can be reduced.

Course

The Course is generally delivered over a half day (4 hour) period … but read on …

We have no problems fitting in with existing work shift patterns and are happy to teach the course early morning, late evening or overnight if required!

The way in which the Course is delivered and the materials used vary dependant on the nature of the group and their existing knowledge of fire safety.

The Course can be tailored to reflect your particular work environment or situation if delivered as a ‘closed’ course – that is solely to you or your employees.

Assessment

Success is assessed by the satisfactory completion of a short multiple choice test at the end of the course. Successful participants are awarded a certificate of attendance.

Accessibility

We do everything we can to ensure that our courses are accessible to all

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