Guidelines

• Antimicrobial stewardship: Guidance for all healthcare settings
• Competency framework for infection prevention and control practitioners in Ireland

Acute Hospital Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections

06, Oct 2026
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Public Health and Infection Prevention and Control guidance on the prevention and management of cases and outbreaks of respiratory viral infections in Residential Care Facilities

06, Oct 2026
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Framework for HSE AMRIC National Programme for Surgical Site Infection Prevention

29, Sep 2026
593.56 KB

Community Infection Prevention and Control Manual

15, Sep 2026
2.81 MB

Standardised Guide for SSI Nurses to support the implementation of the AMRIC Prevention of Surgical Site Infection Programme

01, Oct 2026
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AMRIC Surgical Site Infection Patient Information Leaflet

28, Sep 2026
484.85 KB

Prevention of intravascular catheter related infections

01, Jul 2026
1.79 MB

Midline catheter (MC)/ Central Venous access device (CVAD) care bundle

01, Jul 2026
240.23 KB

PVC Care Bundle

01, Jul 2026
98.09 KB

HSE Guidance on Clinical Placements in HSE Facilities and HSE Funded Facilities

01, Jun 2026
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Infection prevention and control (IPC) for primary care settings in Ireland: a guide for general practice

01, Jul 2025
1.34 MB

HSE AMRIC guidance for promoting the importance of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures when visiting HSE services

22, Apr 2025
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Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidance for Non-Healthcare Congregate Settings (Including Homelessness and Addiction Service Settings)

08, Dec 2025
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Infection prevention and control recommendations for the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

21, Aug 2024
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Infection Control Guiding Principles for Buildings: Acute Hospitals and Community Health and Social Care Settings

28, Aug 2026
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Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

04, Aug 2026
538.47 KB

Guidance on Balancing Competing Demands in Relation to Restrictions on Bed Use Related to Infection Prevention and Control in Acute Hospital settings

25, Aug 2025
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Guide to prioritisation of patients for single room isolation when there are not sufficient single rooms for all patients that require isolation

25, Aug 2025
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Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection from Water Systems in Healthcare Facilities

01, Jan 2015
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Additional Guidelines

The following guidelines are also relevant to infection control teams:

National Guidelines for the Control of Legionellosis in Ireland, 2009

19, Feb 2009
2.03 MB

National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Aspergillosis

01, Jan 2018
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Appendix D: Sample template of a hospital policy document on infection prevention and control recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis during hospital construction or renovation

01, Jan 2018
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