Infection Control

• SOP for the insertion and maintenance of Adult Indwelling Urethral Urinary Catheters
• Care Plan for the Insertion and Maintenance of Adult Indwelling Urethral Urinary Catheters

Links to urinary catheter guidelines can be found at:

• Male urethral catheterisation Competency booklet
• Urinary Catheterisation for Adults Clinical Guideline
• Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia (SAB) Guidelines on Management in Adults

UUC guidance for Acute in-patients is under development. 

The National Catheter Passport (NCP) is an information resource given to patients and was created to improve both care and communication around urinary catheters.

National Catheter Passport (NCP)

Guidance for the use of the National Catheter Passport

Staff can order the National Catheter Passport via PECOS (SKU code 223848) whenever they order their supply of catheters and should be used once the decision has been made for the catheter to remain in situ – this may be on discharge from hospital or whilst at home. 

Staff caring for a patient who requires an indwelling urethral urinary catheter should complete the NES module entitled ‘Urinary catheterisation’. Staff should log in to LearnPro NHS and add the NES Urinary catheterisation to their programme.

The Healthcare environment inspection team may visit your ward to inspect the care and maintenance of these devices. Published on the HEI website are the methodology and inspection aide memoir. We recommend that staff familiarise themselves with these two documents.

• HEI Inspection Methodology document
• HEI Inspection aide memoire

The IPCT have developed a tool to measure compliance with the urethral urinary catheter care plan. This tool can be used by staff to measure their own ward compliance.

• National Laundry Guidance
• NHSGGC Laundry Poster
• National Last Offices Guidance

• Appendix 1 – Reference Guide/Poster:  Daily / Weekly Checklist
• Appendix 2 –  Weekly Cleaning Assurance Checklist (word document to facilitate ward specific cleaning schedule) 
• Appendix 3a – Bed Space Checklist 
• Appendix 3b – Bed Space Checklist Monthly 
• Appendix 4  –  Bed Space Checklist for Critical Care Areas 
• Appendix 5 –   Daily Bed Space Checklist for high turnover areas 
• Appendix 6 –  A&E Checklist
• Appendix 7 –  Resuscitation ED Checklist
• Appendix 9 –  AHP OPD Checklist 
• Appendix 9a – AHP Female OP Checklist 
• Appendix 9b – AHP OP Gym Checklist 
• Appendix 10a – Bed Space Checklist for Neonatal Units  
• Appendix 10b – Bed Space Checklist for Neonatal Units   
• Appendix 11 –   Bed Space Checklist for Mental Health In-patient Services 
• Appendix 12a – Bed space Checklist for MSK Out patients Physiotherapy 
• Appendix 12b – Weekly Assurance Checklist for MSK Out Patients Physiotherapy 
• Phlebotomy Trolley Cleaning SOP
• Cleaning of Near Patient Equipment SOP

• Chickenpox Guidance
• Chickenpox Aide Memoire
• Chickenpox Care Checklist
• HPS Website – Chickenpox

• CDI Adults Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• CDI Paediatric Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• CDI Aide Memoire
• CDI (paediatric) Aide Memoire
• CDI Care Checklist
• CDI Patient Fact Sheet
• CDI Severity Sticker
• NHSGGC Bowel Movement Record (Bristol Stool Chart)
• HPS CDI Trigger Tool
• HPS Website – CDI

• COVID-19 Ward Outbreak Leaflet
• COVID-19 health protection guidance for Scotland
• COVID-19 Fact Sheet
• Guidance for Health Protection Teams
• WossVC-RA-064 Risk LIAT Flu POCT
• POCT-WI-20 LIAT Flu POCT procedure (clinical area)
• Amended Virology Report
• Appendix 19 National IPC Manual COVID-19 Pandemic IPC Controls for Health and Social Care Settings

NHSGGC Resources

• CPE SOP
• CPE Aide Memoire
• CPE Care Checklist 
• CPE Screening Process – Adults & Children
• CPE Sticker (4)
• CPE Sticker (6)
• IPCT CPE Presentation (powerpoint)

Educational Resources

Staff can undertake a NES LearnPro module on CPE and MRSA Screening by logging into the LearnPro NHS website here.

National Resources

• CPE Acute Toolkit
• CPE Non-Acute Toolkit
• CPE Toolkit Appendix 1
• CPE Healthcare Worker Information Leaflet
• CPE Patient Information Leaflet 
• Link to NIPCM/A-Z/CPE

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) SOP

• Environmental Organisms in High-Risk Clinical Areas SOP

• Enteric Infections Care Checklist
• Loose Stools (of unknown origin) / Gastroenteritis Care Checklist
• Campylobacter Patient Information Leaflet
• Cryptosporidium Patient Information Leaflet
• E-coli 0157 Patient Information Leaflet
• Norovirus Patient Information Leaflet
• Salmonella Patient Information leaflet

• GAS Guidance
• GAS Aide Memoire
• GAS Care Checklist
• GAS Patient Fact Sheet
• NIPCM Website – Group A Streptococcus

• Head Lice Information Sheet

• Influenza Guidance
• Influenza Aide Memoire
• Influenza Care Checklist
• Influenza Patient Fact Sheet 
• HPS Website – Influenza

• Loose Stools Guidance
• Loose Stools Aide Memoire
• Loose Stools Care Checklist
• NHSGGC Bowel Movement Record (Bristol Stool Chart)

• NHSGGC Bowel Movement Record (Bristol Stool Chart)

• Measles Guidance
• Measles Aide Memoire
• Measles Care Checklist
• HPS Website – Measles

• Meningococcal Disease Guidance
• Meningococcal Disease Aide Memoire
• Meningococcal Disease Care Checklist
• HPS Website – Meningococcal Disease

• MRSA Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• MRSA Aide Memoire
• MRSA Care Checklist
• MRSA Patient Information Leaflets (under review)
• MRSA Patient Fact Sheet
• Guidance on MRSA Screening
• MRSA Screening Guidance
• MRSA Decolonisation Regime
• NIPCM Website – MRSA

What is MERS-CoV?

MERS-CoV is a viral respiratory disease. It is a strain of coronavirus first identified by the Netherlands in 2012. Symptoms include fever and cough that progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In some cases, a diarrheal illness has been the first symptom to appear. There is currently no vaccine available for MERS-CoV.

Since April 2014, there has been a marked increase in reported infections with MERS-CoV outside the UK. There continues to be a risk of imported cases to the UK, and health professionals should remain vigilant. Early identification and rapid implementation of appropriate infection control measures for suspected cases is crucial.

While the risk of MERS-CoV in individuals who meet the case definition for a possible case in the UK following travel to/from the Middle East is low, testing for MERS-CoV is warranted together with rapid implementation of appropriate infection control measures while awaiting results of testing.  

NHSGGC MERS-CoV SOP

MERS-CoV Primary Care Algorithm (interim)

NHSGGC MERS-CoV Aide Memoire: Out of Hours and Minor Injuries

NHSGGC MERS-CoV Hospital Pathways:

• QEUH (Adults)
• QEUH (Paediatric)
• GRI
• RAH
• IRH
• VoL

NHSGGC Reception/Triage posters:

• MERS Pathway: Telephone Triage – Acute Oncology Assessment Unit
• MERS Triage Nurse Signage
• MERS Poster – English/Arabic

Health Protection Scotland Guidance

Patient Assessment: Assessment and initial management of travellers presenting with febrile respiratory illness, returning from an area where infection with MERS-CoV could have been acquired in the 14 days before symptom onset.

Close Contacts: The risk to contacts of confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection is low but contacts should be followed up in the 14 days following last exposure and any new febrile or respiratory illness investigated urgently for MERS CoV.

National Infection Control Guidance

(Information (HPS) can be found here) including information for healthcare workers.

A precautionary principle must be applied for novel or emerging respiratory pathogens of high consequence when the mode of transmission is incompletely determined.

Droplet, contact and airborne precautions (including the use of correctly fitted FFP3 respirators) should be applied for all patients admitted with a suspected or confirmed novel or emerging respiratory pathogen (e.g. MERS-CoV or Avian Influenza).

The link below, outlines the infection prevention and control advice for healthcare workers involved in receiving and caring for patients, who are suspected or confirmed cases of MERS-CoV.

Link to NIPCM/a-z pathogens

Link to Public Health Guidance

• MDRO SOP
• MDRO Care Checklist
• HPS Website – MDRO

• Mumps Guidance
• Mumps Aide Memoire
• Mumps Care Checklist
• HPS Website – Mumps

• Norovirus Guidance
• Norovirus Aide Memoire
• Norovirus Outbreak Daily Checklist
• Norovirus Outbreak Data Record for Ward
• Norovirus Patient Information Leaflet
• Bowel Movement Record (Bristol Stool Chart)
• Loose Stools Care Checklist
• Outbreak sign for door
• Outbreak Presentation for Clinical Staff
• Outbreak Presentation for Domestic Staff
• HPS – General Information to Prepare for and Manage Norovirus in Care Settings
• HPS Website – Norovirus

• Respiratory Virus Guidance
• Respiratory Virus Care Checklist
• NIPCM Website – Respiratory Syncytial Virus

• Rubella Guidance
• Rubella Aide Memoire
• HPS Website – Rubella

• Scabies Guidance

• Shingles Guidance
• Shingles Aide Memoire

• Tuberculosis Guidance
• Tuberculosis Aide Memoire
• Tuberculosis Care Checklist
• HPS Website – Tuberculosis

• VRE Guidance
• VRE Aide Memoire
• VRE Care Checklist
• VRE Fact Sheet
• NIPCM/A-Z/VRE

• Whooping Cough Guidance
• Whooping Cough Aide Memoire
• Whooping Cough Care Checklist
• Link to HPS/A-Z/Whooping Cough