Who Should Attend?

This session is open to all practice staff but may be of more benefit to the clinical team.

Learning Outcomes

About the ‘Chain of Infection’, and how standard precautions are used to break these links to reduce the likelihood of an organism causing harm
About your role and responsibilities in implementing standard precautions to reduce the risk of infection to yourself, your colleagues and your patients
To understand and demonstrate standard infection control precautions in practice, including
Hand Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment
Sharps handling
Specimen handling
Decontamination of Medical Devices
Safe handling of spillages
Occupational Health