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Guidance


Title Date File Size Download
Rabies Post-Exposure Treatment: Patient Information Leaflet
3 Jul, 2025 232.94 KB Download
Rabies Prone Exposure Risk Assessment and Post-Exposure Treatment Pathway
3 Jul, 2025 303.89 KB Download
Infection prevention and control (IPC) for primary care settings in Ireland: a guide for general practice
1 Jul, 2025 1,368.75 KB Download
How to use a Point of Care Risk Assessment
1 Jul, 2025 497.13 KB Download
Appendix 1: Tuberculin Skin Testing Contradictions, Administration and Interpretation
26 Jun, 2025 222.88 KB Download
Chapter 7: Contact Tracing and Case Finding
26 Jun, 2025 293.24 KB Download
Chapter 4: Treatment of Cases with Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB)
25 Jun, 2025 260.19 KB Download
Chapter 3: Tuberculosis (TB) Disease
25 Jun, 2025 332.35 KB Download
Chapter 2: Diagnosing and Managing TB infection
25 Jun, 2025 278.26 KB Download
National Tuberculosis Guidelines for Ireland Chapter 1: Introduction
25 Jun, 2025 417.64 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance
23 Jun, 2025 284.92 KB Download
Standard letter for Health Protection guidance
19 Jun, 2025 61.68 KB Download
Health Protection Guidance Development - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
19 Jun, 2025 797.68 KB Download
Clostridium difficile infection protocol
16 Jun, 2025 791.67 KB Download
Laboratory investigation of measles infection in NVRL
10 Jun, 2025 628.45 KB Download
Information for close contacts of measles cases who require Human Normal Immunoglobulin (HNIG)
10 Jun, 2025 109.58 KB Download
Post-measles exposure Immunoglobulin Pathway
10 Jun, 2025 451.82 KB Download
Screening Guide for Potential Infectious Diseases (e.g. Measles) for Administrative/Reception Staff
10 Jun, 2025 202.41 KB Download
Information for contacts exposed to measles on a flight
10 Jun, 2025 118.18 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance 30th May 2025
3 Jun, 2025 200.80 KB Download
Infection Prevention and Control Precautions for healthcare workers for the management of possible or confirmed Mpox cases (Clade I and Clade II)
15 May, 2025 249.31 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Digest May 9 2025
9 May, 2025 295.69 KB Download
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of Acute Hepatitis B
28 Apr, 2025 456.90 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Digest April 25 2025
25 Apr, 2025 152.87 KB Download
HSE AMRIC guidance for promoting the importance of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures when visiting HSE services
22 Apr, 2025 586.94 KB Download
Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox – Chapter 3 (Clade II Cases and their Contacts)
7 Apr, 2025 269.48 KB Download
Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox in Ireland - Chapter 4: Contact Tracing Matrix (Clade I and Clade II)
7 Apr, 2025 543.88 KB Download
Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox – Chapter 2 (Clade I Cases and their Contacts)
7 Apr, 2025 723.96 KB Download
Identification and management of Pertussis in Primary care and other ambulatory care settings - Algorithm
4 Apr, 2025 126.85 KB Download
Algorithm: Public Health Management of case of Acute Hepatitis B
4 Apr, 2025 136.00 KB Download
Algorithm for the management of close contacts of Pertussis
4 Apr, 2025 147.47 KB Download
Algorithm: Public Health Management of close contacts of Acute Hepatitis B
4 Apr, 2025 166.09 KB Download
Public Health Risk Assessment of Suspect Measles Case Part II
3 Apr, 2025 149.04 KB Download
Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings: Acute Hospitals and Community Health and Social Care Settings
2 Apr, 2025 470.30 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Monthly Digest - April 2025
1 Apr, 2025 701.94 KB Download
National Tuberculosis Guidelines for Ireland - Chapter 6 - TB in Children and Adolescents
20 Mar, 2025 153.26 KB Download
Laboratory testing in patients with confirmed or clinically suspected mpox
19 Mar, 2025 412.30 KB Download
Public Health Risk Assessment of Suspect Measles Cases Part I
4 Mar, 2025 243.08 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Monthly Digest - March 2025
1 Mar, 2025 670.32 KB Download
Interim MPXV Clade I & II Assessment and Testing Pathway for use in Paediatric Setting
24 Feb, 2025 363.47 KB Download
Interim MPXV Clade I & II Assessment and Testing Pathway for use in Acute Settings and HIV/STI/ID clinics
24 Feb, 2025 383.04 KB Download
Protocol for measuring HCW influenza & COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities, 2024-2025 season
19 Feb, 2025 292.00 KB Download
Appendix C: Health Protection Guidance Pathway
13 Feb, 2025 334.60 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Monthly Digest - February 2025
1 Feb, 2025 629.09 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Monthly Digest - January 2025
1 Jan, 2025 566.17 KB Download
Nursing Organogram
1 Jan, 2025 36.22 KB Download
Guidelines for Public Health Response to Chemical Incidents
31 Dec, 2024 564.08 KB Download
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
11 Dec, 2024 211.45 KB Download
Recommendation on aspects of management of shigellosis in Ireland in the context of current antimicrobial resistant Shigella species associated with gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (gbMSM)
9 Dec, 2024 245.02 KB Download
Notifications of Shigella in men (17 years or over): Guidance on investigation, control and surveillance
9 Dec, 2024 243.34 KB Download