Notes for Boards: IPC Risks associated with Water Ingress during construction of a Healthcare Built Environment

There is limited guidance to support the assessment and management or need for monitoring requirements should water ingress occur during a healthcare construction project to prevent infection, prevention and control (IPC) risk.

This document aims to support NHS Scotland boards by providing a set of questions and answers to help IPC teams understand the key construction requirements to prevent and safely manage IPC risk should water ingress occur. Relevant guidance and standards signposted to will include: British building construction standards Relevant available guidance.