NHS Lanarkshire

National Infection Prevention and Control Manual

• Chapter 1 Version 2.1

Contents 2013

• List of Sections 

Section A

• Control of Communicable Disease in Lanarkshire

Section B

• The role of the Occupational Health and Safety Service in the prevention and control of infection

Section C

• Infection Control and Patient Care

Section D

• Laundry
• Laundry - Supporting Document
• Laundry - Relatives/Friends Taking Home Soiled /Infected Clothing - Supporting Document

Section E

• Management of In-patients with Loose Stools: Gastrointestinal Outbreak
• Management and Treatment of Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection

Section F

• Routine Investigation of Foodborne Infections

Section G

• Blood Borne Virus Infection: Prevention

Section H

• Hand Hygiene

Section I

• Decontamination of Equipment and the Environment (including the use of single-use and single-patient use items)

Section J

• Guidelines for the Management of Patients colonised or infected with Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Section K

• Waste
• Guideline for the Management of Healthcare Waste Supporting Document

Section L

• Local NHS Lanarkshire Guidelines

Section M

• Guideline for the Control of Meningococcal Infection
• Guideline for the Control of Haemophilus Influenzae (Hib) Meningitis

Section N

• Control of Tuberculosis in Lanarkshire

Section O

• Last Offices

Section P

• Control of Varicella/ Herpes Zoster Infection

Section Q

• Managing the Risk of Legionella Infection in NHS Lanarkshire Healthcare Settings
• Hot & Cold Water Services: Little used water outlets - Protocol on departmental action

Section R

• Management of Patients with an Absent or Dysfunctional Spleen

Section S

• Guideline for the Control and Treatment of Scabies

Section T

• Guideline for the Control of Infection in the Dental Surgery

Section U

• Guideline for the Control and Treatment of Head Lice

Section V

• Guideline For The Management And Control Of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

Section W

• The Management of Patients with Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) including all forms of Creutzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD)

Section X

• Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Rabies

Section Y

• Guideline for the Management of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection

Section Z

• Influenza Guidelines

Electronic Copies

To request electronic copies of the Control of Infection Manual sections please email pauline.ferula@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or telephone 01698 858254.

Staff can access copies on FirstPort via the Infection Control page.

If you have any comments then please contact:

Health Protection Team
NHS Lanarkshire 
Kirklands
Fallside Road
Bothwell
G71 8BB

Email: healthprotection@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk