Guidelines
Infection prevention and control (IPC) for primary care settings in Ireland: a guide for general practice
01, Jul 2025
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HSE AMRIC guidance for promoting the importance of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures when visiting HSE services
22, Apr 2025
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Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections in Residential Care Facilities
23, Oct 2025
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Acute Hospital Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections
23, Oct 2025
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Infection prevention and control recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
21, Aug 2024
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Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings: Acute Hospitals and Community Health and Social Care Settings
02, Apr 2025
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Post-construction/pre-commission guide for building projects to support application of infection prevention and control (IPC) standards and guidelines
09, Dec 2024
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Framework for HSE National Programme for Surgical Site Surveillance – Pilot through the Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD).
08, Feb 2024
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Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
11, Dec 2024
211.45 KB
Guidance on Balancing Competing Demands in Relation to Restrictions on Bed Use Related to Infection Prevention and Control in Acute Hospital settings
25, Aug 2025
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Guide to prioritisation of patients for single room isolation when there are not sufficient single rooms for all patients that require isolation
25, Aug 2025
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Core Infection Prevention and Control Knowledge and Skills: A framework document
01, May 2015
780.75 KB
Guidelines for hand hygiene in Irish healthcare settings (2015) Update of 2005 guidelines
01, Jan 2015
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Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities
01, Jan 2015
1.41 MB
National Clinical Guidelines on the Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection in Ireland
The National Clinical Guidelines No. 3 on the Surveillance, Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection in Ireland is currently under review. Treatment guidance in this document is now superseded by Clostridioides difficile infection treatment guidance available on antibioticprescribing.ie. IPC guidance in this document is also now superseded by National Clinical Guidance No. 30 Infection Prevention and Control
12, Jun 2014
1.94 MB
Additional Guidelines
The following guidelines are also relevant to infection control teams:
National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009
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National Guidelines On The Management Of Outbreaks Of Norovirus Infection In Healthcare Settings (2003) *** UNDER REVIEW - DECEMBER 2023***
This Guidance document was originally published in 2003. It has been fully reviewed (December 2023) and is fit for purpose, when used in conjunction with the NCEC’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) National Clinical Guideline No. 30 - Volume 1.
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Prevention and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) National Clinical Guideline No. 2 December 2013
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Prevention and Control Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) National Clinical Guideline Summary December 2013
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Appendix D: Sample template of a hospital policy document on infection prevention and control recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis during hospital construction or renovation
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Information, Data and Reports for
- Infection Control and Healthcare-Associated Infection
Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.