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Adult social care: guidance

Information for the adult social care sector.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care and UK Health Security Agency
Published
28 May 2022
Last updated
5 January 2026 — See all updates

Infection prevention and control

Workforce

Planning care

Updates to this page

Published 28 May 2022
Last updated 5 January 2026 show all updates

  1. Added: Infection prevention and control for multidrug-resistant organisms in adult social care settings

  2. Added link to 'Managing cases of suspected high consequence infectious diseases in adult social care'.

  3. Added 'Infection prevention and control (IPC) in adult social care: acute respiratory infection (ARI)' to Infection prevention and control.

  4. Added link to 'Supporting safer visiting in care homes during infectious illness outbreaks'.

  5. Added 3 documents: 'COVID-19 PPE guide for adult social care services and settings', 'COVID-19 PPE guide for unpaid carers' and 'PPE use for non-aerosol generating procedures' under 'Infection prevention and control' section.

  6. First published.

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