The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance

Source: DH

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Date of Publication: December 2009

Publication type: Report

In a Nutshell: The Code of Practice, which comes into force on 1 April 2010 for the NHS and October 2010 for all other registered providers, sets out the criteria against which a registered provider will be assessed by the Care Quality Commission. It also provides guidance on how the provider can meet the registration requirement relating to healthcare associated infections set out in the regulations.

Publisher: DH

Length of Publication: 72p.

The Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the NHS on the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections and related guidance

Source: Department of Health

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Practice Guidelines

In a nutshell: The Code, which comes into force on 1 April 2009, sets out how the Care Quality Commission will assess compliance with the requirements set out in the Regulations made under section 20(5) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and provides guidance on how providers can meet the registration requirements relating to healthcare associated infections set out in the Regulations.

Length of Publication: 50 page pdf document

Acknowledgement: DH