Infection Prevention & Control Non-clinical Guidance is part of the Pathway Group E-learning Healthcare course catalogue. For more information about this course or others that we provide please visit: http://elearning.pathwaycourses.co.uk or call: 0121 707 0550 or e-mail: info@pathwaygroup.co.uk

1. Online Course
Infection Prevention & Control: Non-clinical Guidance

2. Infection Prevention & Control: Non-clinical Guidance
All NHS organisations are required to put infection prevention and control and basic hygiene at
the heart of good management and clinical practice, and must ensure that appropriate resources
can always be allocated. Furthermore, all healthcare workers, regardless of their professional
backgrounds and status, have a duty of care to their patients and preventing infection forms part
of that duty of care.
The overall aim of this course is to provide an overview of the key elements of Infection
Prevention and Control and introduce you to some of the things that can be done to improve its
control within your organisation.
On completing this course you should:
• Understand why infection prevention & control is so important.
• Understand infection prevention & control within primary care, acute care & mental health
care.
• Know the importance of correct hand hygiene procedures.
• Know the importance of using appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Know what precautions are necessary to promote effective infection prevention & control.
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally
accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Duration
With approximately 60 interactive screens, it is estimated that this course will take approximately
1 - 2 hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning course you can
complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will
record your progress throughout.
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3. Target Audience
This module is targeted primarily at non-clinical staff working in the healthcare sector.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Cost
Discounts are available for multiple users (10 or more) for more information please
contact info@pathwaygroup.co.uk or telephone us on: 0121 707 0550
Please Note that this is an online course
£30.00 + VAT
(£36.00 inc. VAT)
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