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Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Manual (CH IPCM)

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Care Home Infection Prevention and Control Manual (CH IPCM)

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Chapter 1 - Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs)

Chapter 2 - Transmission Based Precautions (TBPs)

Chapter 3 - Healthcare Infection Incidents, Outbreaks & Data Exceedance

Chapter 4 - Infection Control in the Built Environment and Decontamination

Addendum for Infection Prevention and Control within Neonatal Settings (NNU)

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