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Prevention and control of infections: code of practice
Seeks views on the revised code of practice for prevention and control of infections and the related guidance.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
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We have updated the code of practice for prevention and control of infections and would welcome your input and comments.
We want the code of practice to:
- follow new registration requirements which come into force in April 2015
- give more prominence to the issue of antimicrobial resistance as part of the UK AMR Strategy
- reflect changes to the way the NHS is organised
- update the bibliography
Documents
The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidanceapplication/pdfLetter: revision of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidanceapplication/pdfResponse to the consultation on the Health and Social Care Act 2008 code of practice for prevention and control of infections and related guidanceapplication/pdf