A half day course at the end of the training participants will be able to:

• State their obligations and that of their employers with regard to infection control

• Understand the consequences of poor infection control practice

• State the actions to be taken in relation to the infection control requirements put in place at their place of work

• Identify the correct actions with regard to a range of   different infection control situations.

Contents include:

• The Legal Aspects
• Disease Transmission
• Hand Washing & Gloving
• Housekeeping
• Needles & Other Sharps
• Waste Disposal.
• Management of health and safety at work regulations
• Causes and reason of increased infections
• Ideal settings for transmission of diseases
• Micro organisms and how they infect
• Residential care guidelines

 Interactive course with videos to assist in learning