Control of Infection Manual

The Control of Infection Manual is available for download in PDF format below the list of sections.

List of Sections

The following sections are reviewed by the members of the Area Control of Communicable Diseases Committee every 3 months. The review and subsequent prioritisation of the sections are recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

Section A

Control of Communicable Diseases in Lanarkshire
Current Edition: December 1995

Section B

The Role of the Occupational Health Service
Current Edition: March 2000

Section C

Infection Control and Patient Care
Current Edition: April 2002

Section D

Laundry Guidelines
Current Edition: December 1998

Section E

Management of In-Patients with Loose Stools
Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Clostridium difficile
Procedures to be Adopted when a Diarrhoeal Outbreak Occurs on a Ward
Current Edition: August 1994

Section F

Routine Investigation of Foodborne Infections
Current Edition: October 1999

Section G

Prevention of Blood Borne Virus Infection
Guidelines on Safe Working Practices
Guidelines for Reduction of Injury During Surgical Procedures
Guidelines for the Safe Use and Disposal of Sharps
Guidelines for the Management of Exposure to .....
Current Edition: January 2003

Section H

Guidelines for Hand Hygiene
Current Edition: October 1999

Section I

Guidelines for Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilisation
Current Edition: December 1998

Section J

Management of Patients Colonised or Infected with MRSA
Current Edition: June 1999

Section K

Guideline for the Management of Healthcare Waste
Current Edition: June 1999

Section M

Guidelines for the Control of Meningococcal Infection
Current Edition: January 2005

Section M2

Guidelines for the Control of Haemophilus Influenzae (Hib) Meningitis
Current Edition: April 2004

Section N

Control of Tuberculosis in Lanarkshire
Current Edition: April 2002

Section O

Last Offices
Current Edition: February 1995

Section P

Varicella/Herpes Zoster
Current Edition: April 1994

Section Q

Managing the Risk of Legionella Infection in NHS Lanarkshire Healthcare Settings
Current Edition: January 2005

Section R

Guidelines for the Prevention of Infection in the Patient with an Absent or Dysfunctional Spleen
Current Edition: December 1995

Section S

Guidelines for the Control and Treatment of Scabie
Current Edition: April 2002

Section T

Guideline for the Control of Infection in the Dental Surgery
Current Edition: June 1998

Section U

Guideline for the Control and Treatment of Head Lice
Current Edition: January 2005

Section V

Guideline for the Management and Control of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
Current Edition: June 1998

Section W

Variant Creutzfelt-Jacob Disease and Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents
Current Edition: July 2006

Section X

Guidelines for the Control and Prevention of Rabies
Current Edition: April 2002

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The Director of Public Health
Lanarkshire Health Board
14 Beckford Street
Hamilton
ML3 0TA

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