Advice on Hand Washing for Healthcare Staff (PDF, 120 KB)
Added/updated: 25 November 2009
Advice on Hand Washing for the General Public (PDF, 113 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Advice on Hand Washing for Visitors to Healthcare Establishments (PDF, 108 KB)
Added/updated: 25 November 2009
Bacillary Dysentry (Shigella) (PDF, 29 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Bronchiolitis (PDF, 38 KB)
Added/updated: 19 November 2009
Clostridium difficile information for Care Homes (PDF, 25 KB)
Added/updated: 25 November 2009
Clostridium difficile information for patients, families, carers, and visitors (PDF, 27 KB)
C.diff is one bacteria that may be present in small numbers. Sometimes as a result of taking antibiotics, some bacteria are killed off but C.diff survives and multiplies in the gut.
Added/updated: 26 October 2010
Cytomegalovirus (PDF, 34 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Conjunctivitis (PDF, 29 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Chickenpox (PDF, 31 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Diphtheria (PDF, 38 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Providing care within the home: Information about diarrhoea and vomiting (PDF, 42 KB)
February 2011 - Review Date: October 2012
Added/updated: 4 May 2011
Enteric Fever (PDF, 46 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 5 January 2012
Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (PDF, 31 KB)
Added/updated: 25 November 2009
Food Poisoning (PDF, 45 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 5 January 2012
Giardiasis (PDF, 43 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 5 January 2012
Glandular Fever (PDF, 28 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Head Lice (PDF, 35 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Hepatitis A (PDF, 36 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 5 January 2012
Hepatitis B (PDF, 40 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Hepatitis C (PDF, 39 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores) (PDF, 32 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (PDF, 45 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Lyme Disease (PDF, 33 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Measles (PDF, 41 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
MRSA (PDF, 31 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Mumps (PDF, 45 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Norovirus - An information leaflet for health and social care staff (PDF, 20 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 5 January 2012
Parvovirus B19 Infection (PDF, 40 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (PDF, 47 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Q Fever (PDF, 27 KB)
Added/updated: 24 November 2009
Ringworm (PDF, 39 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Rotavirus (PDF, 36 KB)
Added/updated: 24 November 2009
Rubella (German Measles) (PDF, 42 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Scabies (PDF, 49 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Scarlet Fever (PDF, 39 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Seasonal Influenza (PDF, 42 KB)
Released December 2010: next review date September 2011
Added/updated: 16 December 2010
Shingles (Herpes Zoster) (PDF, 30 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Tetanus (PDF, 37 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Tetanus - Risk from Intravenous Drug Users (PDF, 31 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Threadworms (PDF, 43 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Toxoplasmosis (PDF, 41 KB)
September 2011 - Review Date: September 2013
Added/updated: 29 December 2011
Viral Gastroenteritis (PDF, 32 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010
Viral Meningitis (PDF, 28 KB)
Added/updated: 14 May 2010