Certificate in Principles of Prevention & Control of Infection in Care Settings (online) Level 2

Do you work in care and want to gain a deeper understanding of good personal hygiene and maintaining a clean environment?

This course aims to prepare you for tackling the outbreak of infection in hospitals and healthcare settings and how to control infections by helping you to understand the many causes of infection and how it can be spread, as well as how you can help control it.

About 300,000 patients develop an infection in England each year while being treated by the NHS. Protecting people from infection is an essential element of providing high-quality care, especially considering the capacity some potentially life-threatening infections have to spread within care environments.

Course Content (Units):

• Principles of the causes and spread of infection in health care settings

• Principles of the importance of personal hygiene and health in the prevention and control of infection in health care settings

• Principles of decontamination, cleaning and waste management in health care settings

• Principles of infection prevention and control in a health care setting

Our courses are accredited by leading awarding bodies. We ensure you receive the most up-to-date knowledge that can be applied in the real world and help you secure your dream job or promotion.

The Benefits of Studying Online With Lincoln College

• Study anywhere, in your own time

• Cutting edge e-learning

• Gain an accredited qualification

• Perfect for upskilling

• High level of support from tutors

• Advance your career