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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. 

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)

Infection Prevention and Control 

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

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 

 

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines 

Staying healthy guidelines
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines 

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 

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 

Healthy Environment
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/staying-healthy-guidelines/healthy-environment 

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

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

 

Better Health Channel

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/ 

Infections
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/infections 

 

Health Direct

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ 

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

 

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)

https://www.ncas-australia.org/ 

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

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