Key measures for infection prevention and control

Last update November 2023


This guide has now been superseded by the following national guidance and practice support resources:

Key National IPC Guidance

Practice Support Resources

  • Aligned to national guidance, the free ‘Preventing Infection in Social Care Settings’ app was launched in July 2023. The purpose of the app is to support staff with accessible, practical and current evidence-based guidance on preventing infection and control in social care settings.

The app is available as a web-based resource and can be downloaded on mobile devices including phones and tablets

This 4 minute video and ‘How to’ guide provide a summary of the content of the app and how to access it.

More information on the app and accessing it has been put on the SSSC’s Learning Zone and on NHS Education Scotland’s Turas site.

  • The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Zone on TURAS provides resources to support health and social care staff, students and volunteers in Scotland with education and training in respect of Infection Prevention and Control.

In the IPC Zone you will find:

  • a range of resources including e-learning modules, guides, workbooks, videos/animations and frameworks

  • Tools to support learning and development in relation to infection prevention and control in local care settings and within in-house training provision’