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Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care

Clinical guideline
Reference number: CG139
Published: 28 March 2012
Last updated: 15 February 2017

History

Surveillance consultation

Surveillance consultation
Surveillance review proposal (PDF 508 KB)

Published:

15 August 2016
Comments form (MSWord 27 KB)

Published:

23 August 2016

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 50 KB)

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11 August 2016

Stakeholder list updated

Stakeholder list (PDF 52 KB)

Published:

10 August 2016

Review documents

Infection control: surveillance review document information
Infection control: surveillance review document (PDF 181 KB)

Published:

19 September 2014

Other information

CG139 Infection control: evidence update (PDF 484 KB)

Published:

01 September 2014

Infection control: scoping equalities impact assessment form

Infection control: scoping equalities impact assessment form (PDF 202 KB)

Published:

26 September 2013

Infection control: guideline equalities impact assessment form

Infection control: guideline equalities impact assessment form (PDF 276 KB)

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26 September 2013

Infection control (update): pre-publication check error report

Infection control (update): pre-publication check error report (PDF 337 KB)

Published:

28 March 2012

Infection control - pre-publication check

Infection control - pre-publication check information
Infection control (update): pre-publication check - full guideline (PDF 2.24 MB)

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21 December 2011
Infection control (update): pre-publication check - full guideline appendices (PDF 4.41 MB)

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21 December 2011
Infection control (update): pre-publication check - comments proforma (MSWord 55 KB)

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21 December 2011
Infection control (update): pre-publication check - consultation table and with developers responses (PDF 2.86 MB)

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21 December 2011

Infection control (update): scoping workshop, consultation and final scope

Infection control (update): scoping workshop, consultation and final scope
Infection control (update): scope (PDF 74 KB)

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16 March 2010
Infection control (update): consultation on the draft scope information
Infection control (update): draft scope (PDF 39 KB)

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25 November 2009
Infection control (update): stakeholder list (PDF 62 KB)

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01 April 2012
Infection control (update): consultation comments table (PDF 377 KB)

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17 May 2010

Infection control (update): guideline development and consultation

Infection control (update): guideline development and consultation
Infection control: guideline consultation information
Infection control: full guideline (PDF 3.32 MB)

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13 July 2011
Infection control: appendices (PDF 4.37 MB)

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13 July 2011
Infection control: NICE guideline (PDF 360 KB)

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13 July 2011
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 13 - October 2011 (PDF 83 KB)

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22 December 2011
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 12 - May 2011 (PDF 54 KB)

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07 October 2011
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 11 - April 2011 (PDF 66 KB)

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16 May 2011
Infection Control (update): guideline development group minutes 10 - March 2011 (PDF 91 KB)

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13 April 2011
Infection Control (update): guideline development group minutes 9 - Feb 2011 (PDF 79 KB)

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13 April 2011
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 8 - December 2010 (PDF 79 KB)

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15 February 2011
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 4 - July 2010 (PDF 44 KB)

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13 September 2010
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 6 - October 2010 (PDF 80 KB)

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02 December 2010
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 5 - September 2010 (PDF 44 KB)

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27 October 2010
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 3 - June 2010 (PDF 37 KB)

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13 September 2010
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 2 - April 2010 (PDF 61 KB)

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23 June 2010
Infection control (update): guideline development group minutes 1 - March 2010 (PDF 101 KB)

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23 June 2010