Introduction Infection Prevention and Control Policy The management of infections within care homes is addressed through the S.P.I.C.E framework Strategy Prevention...
S.P.I.C.E How does the S.P.I.C.E framework link to the 11 SICPs? 1 Patient placement and assessment for infection risk (screening/triaging/testing) Prevention,...
Chain of Infection The Chain of Infection consists of 6 key elements. The focus in all strategy’s deployed in Infection Control Prevention and...
SICP 1: Resident placement and assessment for infection risk (screening/triaging/testing) S.P.I.C.E the Strategy: Prevention, Isolation, Containment and Elimination This SICP is broken down into three parts. Pre-Admission for risk...
SICP 2: Hand Hygiene S.P.I.C.E the Strategy: Prevention and Elimination Hands are the main vehicle of transmission for all of us in everyday life....