Infection Prevention & Control

Preventing the spread of infection protects the people you care for, your colleagues and yourself. This course explains how infections spread, the standard infection control precautions used across UK health and care settings, effective hand hygiene, the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and how to deal safely with spills, sharps, linen and waste.

It is suitable for care workers, healthcare support staff, domestic and housekeeping staff, and anyone working in health, social care, nurseries or schools.

Always follow your own organisation’s infection control policies, which may include more detailed local requirements.

The course ends with a timed assessment. You need 80% to pass and can review every answer when you finish.