Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Comply with legal obligations for all healthcare staff
- Protect your staff and patients/service users from infection
- Align with the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)
- Align with the Care Certificate Standards
- Promote safe working practices
What will I learn?
- Good infection prevention and control (IPC) practices
- Impact and consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
- Actions that can minimise infection risks
- Chain of Infection and how to break it
- Effective hand hygiene techniques
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Who is this course for?
- All healthcare professionals (as part of statutory training requirements)
- All staff working in the health and social care sector
- Anyone who cares about infection prevention controls
Part of the CSTF
The Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) is a framework created by Skills for Health and sets out minimum learning outcomes, frequency of refresher training and links to relevant legislation or expert guidance.
It can be used by any healthcare employer in the UK including NHS, independent and voluntary providers.
All our CSTF-aligned courses can be purchased as part of a bundle here.
Learn more about the CSTF on our website, or read the Frequently Asked Questions.
Part of the Care Certificate
The Skills for Health Care Certificate bundle provides a set of high-quality eLearning courses aligned to the Care Certificate standards. The bundle is designed to complement work-based assessment of skills by a competent assessor, and forms the core e-learning component of the certificate
All courses aligned to the Care Certificate standards can be purchased as part of a bundle here.
Course details
Infection prevention and control is a major priority for the health sector and included as part of the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF). This course has been developed for all staff working in the health sector, to ensure that all staff share the same understanding and good practice in this area.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe and explain the consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and how they spread.
- Describe the impact healthcare-associated infections have on patients and your duty of care to patients.
- Explain how good IPC practice can help prevent the spread of infection.
- Describe the actions that can minimise risks to health and safety and contribute to positive and safe practice.
This course meets the learning outcomes for Infection Prevention and Control - Level 1 (Subject 6) of the Core Skills Training Framework and standard 15 of the Care Certificate Standard.
Subject 6: Infection Prevention Control, Level 1
The learner will:
- know how individuals can contribute to infection prevention and control
- have knowledge of and demonstrate the standard infection prevention and control precautions relevant to their role which may include:
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Management of Blood and Body Fluid Spillage
- Management of Occupational Exposure (including sharps)
- Management of the Environment
- Management of Care Equipment.
- recognise and act when their personal fitness to work may pose a risk of infection to others.
The Care Certificate Standards
Standard 15: Infection Prevention Control
- 15.1 Prevent the spread of infection
- Course Length: 80 mins
