Guidance and publications

Guidance and publications are available for care homes and care and community health and social care providing key information on infection prevention and control in.

• Guidance on Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Health and Social Care Settings in Scotland
• Animals in care settings: infection prevention and control guidelines
• Toolkit for managing carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Scottish non-acute care settings

A range of information leaflets are available to download, with alternative language versions where available.

• Healthcare associated infection (HAI): Information for the public
• Washing clothes at home - information for people in hospitals or care homes and their relatives
• Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Screening Information: Patients, Care workers, Families
• Clostridioides difficile infection - information for people who are getting care, their visitors, and anyone else who is in a healthcare setting
• Group A Streptococcal infection. Information for Patients
• Group A Streptococcus - Information leaflet for healthcare workers