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Infection Prevention and Control 

Infection prevention and control (IPC) week 2025 is taking place between Monday 20th and Friday 24th October 2025, organised by Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) teams, South East and South West regions, NHS England. Please click here to view the agenda.

Building on the success of the IPC Week 2024 webinars, the South East and South West regional IPC teams have planned a series of joint, expert-led webinars during the week. Please see below and the attached for the week’s agenda. Please note you will need to register for each webinar you would like to attend. Once registered you will receive a meeting invite directly from Teams.

  • Monday 20th October
    • Emerging Threats (10-11am), presented by Dominic Mellon (Regional Deputy Director for Health Protection (South West)) and Trish Mannes (Regional Deputy Director, South East), UK Health Security Agency.
  • Tuesday 21st October
  • Thursday 23rd October

Infection Prevention and Control Lead Training

 The ICB system lead for IPC invites all IPC Leads and other interested primary care staff to attend our Primary Care IPC Forum on Infection Prevention and Control. ANYONE in practice can be an Infection Prevention and Control Lead. Please consider this important role which links directly to the CQC Quality Standard . NHSE have also developed an Education Framework for the role which supports the necessary training and support required.

The recommended training for IPC Leads is to complete Skills for Health modules 1&2 . Each module costs £12, please speak to your PCN Educator to check if this funding can be reclaimed from your PCN Educator CPD funding. To find the contact details of your PCN Educator, please visit the Teamnet page  here.

There is also an expectation that you will attend the IPC Forum – Out of Hospital, run by the ICB which will help to keep you updated in accordance with the National IPC Manual, build on that knowledge base to implement into clinical practice, professionally develop your skills and also support your colleagues to comply with IPC standards.

Register on Medtribe following the link below. This sessions are held on Microsoft Teams; the link will be emailed prior to the training.

Click on the date to book: 16th October 2025   12.30-13.45

Click on the date to book: 11th February 2026  12.30-13.45 - please make sure you choose the correct date in the drop down menu.

Overview of training and development resources

To enable IPC leads to continuously professionally develop their skills and knowledge, Surrey Heartlands ICB provides the opportunity to attend IPC forum meetings on a quarterly basis throughout the year. The forums provide the opportunity to build upon your core skills and knowledge that you will gain from undertaking level 1 & 2 skills for Health IPC training.

The resources listed on this page will support you to fulfil your responsibilities in accordance with CQC quality standards, NHSE Education framework and  Code of Practice for the prevention of infections.

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