Primary Care Infection Prevention & Control One Day Refresher Course

PRIMARY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS – General Practice; Out of Hours; Urgent Care and Walk-in Centres

This intensive, new practice-based study day is intended for registered managers, registered nurses, IPC leads and link practitioners who have managerial responsibilities for the care of service users in their facility.  This study day is highly interactive using break-out groups and group discussions led by the trainers who are all highly experienced ICNs.

This study day assumes that delegates have previously attended our 2-day link practitioner course or have had relevant IPC link practitioner training elsewhere as the content of the day builds on the knowledge gained previously, applying it to delegates everyday practice.

This study day does NOT provide training in the basic principles of IPC.  This knowledge can be obtained on our two-day RCN-accredited Infection Prevention and Control Link Practitioner (IPCLP) course, alternatively, if you have had an IPC basic principal training elsewhere.

The day provides a focus on further enhancing your knowledge base in relation to key issue which provide particular challenges in primary care. Who is the course aimed at: This study day is intended for Practice Nurses, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners, registered managers and/or the nominated IPC leads including GP’s for the surgery and who have received previous IPC training and have an understanding of key IPC issues in Primary Care

Click here for the aims and outcomes of the Infection Prevention and Control Lead and Link Practitioner Course

IPC Link Practitioner Refresher Course 2026 Primary Care; Out of Hours Services etc.

MORNING SESSION: 09.30 to 12.30 with comfort/coffee break

1. Welcome and Introduction

• Course agenda and outcomes and delegates’ objectives

2. Strategic Overview 2026-27

• Key guidance/legislation update including
• Health & Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
• National IPC Manual (latest update)
• National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2025
• National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance 2024 – 2029
• Current hot topics 2026
• Candidozyma auris; Measles – learning outcomes from midlands outbreak
• Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) inc. 2026 immunization programme
• Overview of key clinical issues of relevance

3. Professional development of IPC link / leads

• Group discussion of your IPC link/lead role
• IPC Annual Programme – what is your experience?
• Risk assessment and auditing compliance with key policies
• NHSE SICPs monitoring tool

4. Standard Precautions / Transmission-based precautions

• Group discussion re implementation and challenges

12:30 Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION: 13.00 to 16.00 with comfort/coffee break

 Implementation of national standards of healthcare cleanliness

• Key components
• Group discussion – implementation successes and challenges

6. Built Environment

• Importance of IPC in built environment (HBN 00-09)
• Group discussion – how involved are you?
• Important elements of the built environment in relation to IPC in Primary Care – Including leased premises

7. Clinical Practice – practical applications and considerations

• Clinical equipment decontamination schedules
• Management of chronic and acute wounds in PC
• Patient education in relation to wounds/dressings/devices etc.

  Conclusion & evaluation

• Did you achieve your objectives?
• Evaluation via online poll

16:00  CLOSE