Information to note: 📣Advice given to stop using some non-sterile alcohol free wipes for cleansing of wounds, IV lines and breaks in the skin and treatment of injuries. #cleansafecare gov.uk/government/new…

💡DYK about HTLV-1, a deadly virus linked to HIV that no one discusses. 🦠Currently it causes around 10 million infections around the world 🌏 iflscience.com/htlv-1-the-dea…

🍑🍇🍉🍎‘Fruity Friday’ 🍓🍍🍒🍊in the IPC team, a busy day ahead with all the usual tasks before the weekend #adayinIPC #cleansafecare

Time for Friday Facts 🦠A pair of lungs 🫁preserved a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient are helping to unravel genetic changes that occurred in the virus #knowyourstuff independent.co.uk/news/science/s…

The most contagious infectious disease on the planet revealed - The Independent apple.news/Aa0u7RY0iTCSkO…

🗞️ an interesting read… thoughts for the future 💊#keepthemworking bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Illnesses such as measles and whooping cough can be serious. Vaccinating your child can help protect them and others. To check if they are missing any vaccines, look in their red book or speak to your GP practice nhs.uk/childhoodvacci… #GetVaccinated

Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS – and who will be able to get it - Sky News A new addition to the childhood vaccination schedule- chickenpox can be an unpleasant infection for many as well as spreading very easily in non immune individuals 💉👍😊 apple.news/ATsq6KhXeRsO1m…

We're launching a chickenpox vaccination programme which will protect around half a million children each year. From January 2026, eligible children will get an MMRV vaccine to protect against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Eligibility will be announced in due course.

Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant bbc.in/4lLVlyt

Here we are again… IPC Matters Conference and Product Exhibition, all ready and waiting for a day of all things IPC #CleanSafeCare

An exciting day planned today! The attendees are arriving thick and fast 😊 all ready for a very interesting agenda for the day #ipcmatters

‘Fifty Shades of Brown’ 💩fascinating faecal facts for session 1 of our day, how to prevent, manage and treat infections 💩 #knowyourstuff #IPCMatters

Specimens and Samples and all thing microbiology🦠🧫🔬an important piece of our IPC jigsaw supporting prompt identification, appropriate treatment and management #KnowYourStuff

Candidozyma auris a drug resistant pathogen and emerging fungal concern 🦠 it’s good to be aware of new and emerging infections and organisms! #cleansafecare #drugresistance #ipcawareness

Lovely refreshments, 🧁🍰cakes and muffins, ☕️🫖🧋tea and coffee and beautiful surroundings, all before our next session on the Chain of infection #IPCMatters

Not just a cold!!! The autumn is upon us 🍁🍂 and we need to think of respiratory infections 🤧😷🤒. These must not be underestimated and can be very serious for some individuals 🏥 #Fluvaccination #infectionprevention #infectionfreezone

Reflections 🤔 on IPC what can we do to reduce infections? Thinking about how we use medications 💊💊 and how we manage antimicrobials in an effective way. Antimicrobials are precious and need to be used carefully! #antibioticawareness #antimicrobialresistance

After a lovely lunch break 🧁🥮 and a chance to check out the visiting medical representatives - thank you to all of them for chatting to our delegates! We are now into an afternoon of Daily IPC Challenges 👍🤔 Time to put learning into action ☺️#cleansafecare

All over now until next year, lots of 💡moments to further enhance IPC. Huge thanks all round and collectively we all continue to enhance and promote #CleanSafeCare