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Guidance


Title Date File Size Download
Tuberculosis in Ireland: Trends in surveillance data 2025
21 Mar, 2025 1,135.45 KB Download
National Tuberculosis Guidelines for Ireland - Chapter 6 - TB in Children and Adolescents
20 Mar, 2025 153.26 KB Download
Public Health Risk Assessment of Suspect Measles Cases Part I
4 Mar, 2025 243.08 KB Download
Mpox Public Health Monitoring Template
3 Mar, 2025 96.93 KB Download
Mpox Passive Monitoring Template Email/Letter
3 Mar, 2025 1,720.54 KB Download
Mpox Active Monitoring Template Email/Letter
3 Mar, 2025 1,670.12 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 Acute Settings and HIV/STI/ID clinics
24 Feb, 2025 383.04 KB Download
Interim MPXV Clade I & II Assessment and Testing Pathway for use in Paediatric Setting
24 Feb, 2025 363.47 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
**UNDER REVIEW** The Prevention of Transmission of Blood-borne Diseases in the Health-care Setting (2005)
This document, published by the Department of Health and Children in 2005, is currently under review
1 Jan, 2025 841.46 KB Download
Weekly Evidence Surveillance Monthly Digest - January 2025
1 Jan, 2025 566.17 KB Download
National Health Protection Incident Response Plan
1 Jan, 2025 444.27 KB Download
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
11 Dec, 2024 211.45 KB Download
Post-construction/pre-commission guide for building projects to support application of infection prevention and control (IPC) standards and guidelines
9 Dec, 2024 167.37 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
Mpox Clade II: Infection Prevention and Control Precautions for healthcare workers for possible or confirmed mpox
4 Dec, 2024 241.40 KB Download
Pertussis Oral Antibiotic Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis Recommendations
28 Nov, 2024 224.64 KB Download
Laboratory Test Selection Algorithm For Confirmation Of Clinically Suspected Cases Of Pertussis
28 Nov, 2024 608.78 KB Download
Role of the registered nurse and midwife as antimicrobial stewards
20 Nov, 2024 7,102.44 KB Download
Interim Guidance for the Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts of mpox – Chapter 5 (Clades I & II: School & Childcare facilities)
11 Nov, 2024 425.53 KB Download
Interim Public Health Risk Assessment for Humanitarian Aid Worker returning from MPXV Clade I Areas
11 Nov, 2024 73.24 KB Download
Winter Ready Webinar Resources
7 Nov, 2024 757.02 KB Download
MPXV Risk Assessment for Ambulance Service
4 Nov, 2024 568.73 KB Download
Interim MPXV Clade I & II Assessment Pathway for Clinical Settings in the Community
30 Oct, 2024 398.16 KB Download
Winter Ready Webinar Slides
30 Oct, 2024 2,987.83 KB Download
Protocol for Point Prevalence Survey for Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake of Residents in RCFs 2024-2025
30 Oct, 2024 217.13 KB Download
Are you Winter Ready? Nursing Home Staff Checklist
16 Oct, 2024 171.74 KB Download
Winter Ready Guide for Nursing Homes
16 Oct, 2024 64.95 KB Download
Notifiable diseases and their respective causative pathogens
15 Oct, 2024 835.55 KB Download
Health Protection Strategy 2022-2027 Year 2 Implementation Report
8 Oct, 2024 3,903.76 KB Download
Mpox Clade II case investigation and Enhanced Surveillance form (PDF)
20 Sep, 2024 307.80 KB Download
Mpox case investigation form Clade I
12 Sep, 2024 171.09 KB Download
Parvovirus B19 (B19) Infection during pregnancy - Patient Information Leaflet
4 Sep, 2024 243.44 KB Download
Algorithm for Testing and Management of Pregnant Women (< 22 weeks gestation) who are contacts exposed to Parvovirus B19: Non-Healthcare Setting
4 Sep, 2024 375.97 KB Download
Algorithm for Testing and Management of Pregnant Women (< 22 weeks gestation) who are contacts exposed to Parvovirus B19: Healthcare Setting
4 Sep, 2024 369.13 KB Download
PVL- Staphylococcus aureus Information for Patients
4 Sep, 2024 176.61 KB Download
Surveillance of mpox clade I
30 Aug, 2024 47.66 KB Download
Infection prevention and control recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
21 Aug, 2024 232.01 KB Download
Infection prevention and control recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
21 Aug, 2024 232.01 KB Download
Measles Information Leaflet for the Traveller Community
1 Aug, 2024 985.34 KB Download
HPSC Robot Query Form
1 Aug, 2024 72.92 KB Download
Occupational Health advice for non-immune pregnant women who are contacts of one or more highly suspected or confirmed case of parvovirus B19 infection (B19)
24 Jul, 2024 232.44 KB Download
National Hepatitis C Database - Final report
18 Jul, 2024 2,059.02 KB Download
Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Bulgarian)
1 Jul, 2024 456.71 KB Download
Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Romanian)
1 Jul, 2024 972.90 KB Download
Measles Information Leaflet for the Roma Community (Czech)
1 Jul, 2024 992.67 KB Download