Resources
Published: 19 April 2024 | Size 270 KB, 9 pages
In healthcare environments, maintaining the recommended temperature and humidity supports patient and health worker safety and comfort. This is particularly important in specialised areas, such as the operating theatre, perioperative environment and sterile stock areas where reusable medical devices are stored in bulk.
High Consequence Infectious Diseases - Infection Prevention and Control Principles (PDF)
Published: 15 April 2024 | Size 400 KB, 28 pages
Infection prevention and control guidance for managing suspected or confirmed cases of infections with a high consequence infectious disease (HCID). HCIDs are infectious diseases where the disease is not established in the NSW population, where there is a potential for human-to-human or animal-to-human spread and where the disease has a significant health impact on the individual or at a population level should widespread transmission occur.
Hand Washing Poster 1 (PDF)
Hand Washing Poster 2 (PDF)
Hand Washing Poster 3 (PDF)
Hand Washing Poster 4 (PDF)
Updated: 22 December 2023 | Size 59 KB, 1 page
Four poster variations - 'This sink is for Hand Washing only'.
Cleaning and disinfecting virtual reality equipment V3.0 (PDF)
Updated: 5 December 2023 | Size 329 KB, 3 pages
Information for health workers about cleaning virtual reality equipment.
Protective Precautions poster (PDF)
Published: 6 November 2023 | Size 243 KB, 1 page
This new resource provides a summary of protective precautions that health workers should always practice.
Household cleaning and disinfection information - Mpox (Monkeypox) V1.1 (PDF)
Updated: February 2023 | Size 291 KB, 6 pages
Household cleaning and disinfection information including Mpox cleaning and disinfection quick reference guide for domestic and non-healthcare settings.
Infection Prevention and Control Information for Clinicians: Monkeypox V2.3 (PDF)
Updated: February 2023 | Size 303 KB, 10 pages
This document provides expert infection prevention and control guidance on mpox to support community, hospital, and institutional settings including sexual health clinics, primary care, and laboratories.
Updated: May 2022 | Size 231 KB, 1 page
Any patient presenting with or undergoing investigation for an acute respiratory infection/illness during PEAK INFLUENZA SEASONAL PERIODS and COVID-19 pandemic should be Managed using the framework.
Infectious clean classifications - Hotels and other community accommodation V1 (PDF)
Published: September 2022 | Size 437 KB, 9 pages
This document outlines recommendations from an infection prevention and control perspective for infectious cleans as may be requested by NSW health protection and does not replace industry standard requirements where applicable.
Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare
Published: 2019 | National Health and Medical Research Council
The guidelines are produced by the National Health and Medical Research Council in collaboration with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare.
Transmission based precautions
Personal Protective Equipment Clinical Competency Assessment for Combined Precautions V1 (PDF)
Updated: May 2023 | Size 261 KB, 5 pages
2022 Standard Precautions (PDF)
Published: 2022 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Standard precautions must always be used when caring for all patients, regardless of their infection status.
2022 Droplet Precautions (PDF)
Published: 2022 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Droplet precautions for all staff in addition to standard precautions.
2022 Airborne Precautions (PDF)
Published: 2022 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Airborne precautions for all staff in addition to standard precautions.
2022 Contact Precautions (PDF)
Published: 2022 | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Contact precautions for all staff in addition to standard precautions.
Contact Droplet Airborne – Gown and Gloves separately – Portrait (PDF)
Updated: 24 April 2020 | Size: 2.3 MB, 1 page
Donning and doffing sequence poster (removing gown and gloves separately) when implementing combined precautions in ward areas during COVID-19.
Contact Droplet – Gown and Gloves together – Portrait (PDF)
Updated: 15 April 2020 | Size: 2.5 MB, 1 page
Donning and doffing sequence poster (removing gown and gloves together) when implementing combined precautions in ward areas during COVID-19.
Contact Droplet – Gown and Gloves separately – Portrait (PDF)
Updated: 14 April 2020 | Size: 2.6 MB, 1 page
Donning and doffing sequence poster (removing gown and gloves separately) when implementing combined precautions in ward areas during COVID-19.
Contact, Droplet, Airborne Precautions Operating/Procedural Rooms - Landscape (PDF)
Published: 17 March 2020 | Size: 313 KB, 1 page
Donning and doffing sequence poster when implementing combined precautions in operating/procedural rooms during COVID-19.
Contact and Droplet Precautions Operating/Procedural Rooms - Landscape (PDF)
Published: 17 March 2020 | Size: 314 KB, 1 page
Donning and doffing sequence when implementing combined precautions in operating/procedural rooms during COVID-19.
Patient placement guide (PDF)
Published: March 2016 | Size: 116 KB, 3 pages
This information sheet provides general advice to staff in NSW local health districts and specialty health networks on how to prioritise resources and make patient placement decisions when an infection risk is present.
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
Carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are multidrug‐resistant gram‐negative bacteria that are resistant to most, or even all types of antibiotics.
