[Article] Care Certificate Standard 15: Infection prevention and control

Standard 15 is the final standard of the Care Standards Certificate and concerns the prevention and control of infection. The healthcare assistant and assistant practitioner (HCA and AP) are key care providers in a variety of health and social care settings. Because of this, it is essential that you have an understanding of the key issues surrounding infection prevention and control, with the important aim of providing safe and effective care. This article discusses the key issues that can help ensure that those people you provide care to, or offer support to, as well as those you work with, are safe.

Peate, I. 2016.  Care Certificate Standard 15, Infection prevention and control.  British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, vol. 10 (6) p. 296-301

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