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Consumer IPC Resources

Consumers have an important role to play in infection prevention and control. Take a look at these great resources aimed at keeping you and your family safe and healthy. 

Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/hand-hygiene-factsheet-patients-and-carers

Older Persons

Preventing infections – aged care consumer fact sheet
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/Preventing-infections-aged-care-consumer-fact-sheet.pdf

Infections

Understanding Infection
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/understanding-infection https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/attachments/HAI-consumer-factsheet-brochure.pdf

Health Care Associated Infections

https://www.acipc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HAI-consumer-factsheet-brochure.pdf

Preventing Infection
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/preventing-infection

Managing Infections
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/managing-infections

Infections

https://www.acipc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HAI-consumer-factsheet-brochure.pdf

Infectious Diseases
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/infectious-diseases

Infection Fact Sheets
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/fact-sheets

Community Information sheets
https://www.ncas-australia.org/community-information-sheets

Varied Posters
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/posters-information-sheet

Health Care websites

Better Health Channel
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Health Direct
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)
https://www.ncas-australia.org/

Clinical fact sheets
https://www.ncas-australia.org/ClinicalFactSheets