The IPC Team is committed to reducing preventable infections within health and social care across Lancashire.
Making Lancashire safer, fairer and healthier.
Planning to visit a #farm this weekend? Follow our tips for farm visits and make sure you’re only bringing home fond memories, not an E. coli infection. 🐑🐷🐮
Read more: https://t.co/5IbjLbLY9z
#Antibiotics don’t work for colds or flu.
Join our mission to #KeepAntibioticsWorking for when you and your family need them most.
Click here: https://t.co/QLM6MQmjKs
Did you know that eating crunchy fibrous foods helps stimulate saliva flow? Next time you feel peckish, reach for some carrot sticks or celery for a satisfying crunch and an oral health boost.
#SmileTips#SmileMonth
Educators we need your help! 💡
Are you a primary or secondary school teacher? Do you teach science (biology), geography, or PHSE?
Then sign-up to join our focus group discussion to give your opinion on the future Vector-borne disease teaching resources: https://t.co/9tbzUXKsR8
Have you celebrated #WorldHandHygieneDay2025?
You can still create that wow moment by showing students the millions of microbes that stick to our hands via contact with surfaces and person-to-person contact!
Find all the info on running a session here: https://t.co/pfaOuPQFBj
🧼 This #WorldHandHygieneDay we’re launching our first ever Clinical Conversation. In this clip, Jude talks about the move away from ‘gloves off’ to ‘appropriate #GloveUuse’.
🎥 Watch the full recording here: https://t.co/4kzvEmFLgh #HandHygiene#InfectionPrevention
Today is #WorldHandHygieneDay!
#HandHygiene & glove use 🧤 help protect you & health workers.
Remember, it’s important to clean hands:
✅ Before a procedure that involves risk of exposure to body fluids and requires use of medical gloves
✅ After removing medical gloves
Learn more https://t.co/XGBFBy425e
Meet Andi Biotic. 💊👋
Andi knows that #AntimicrobialResistance is making our antibiotics less effective. We could end up in a world where common infections become life-threatening.
Join Andi on his mission to #KeepAntibioticsWorking
👉https://t.co/XsvmxGrg2C
Left untreated, #UTIs can escalate into serious bloodstream infections, adding to our antibiotic resistance threat. These infections could potentially develop into #sepsis, and prove fatal in extreme instances. Recognise the early warning signs: https://t.co/m0Ak8C494K… #AMR