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ByUK Health Security Agencyplum_lark_a5ac38

This guidance is for staff and managers working in adult social care settings (ASC). It gives information on multidrug-resistant organisms and principles on how to prevent the spread of these pathogens.

Adapted edition

Healthcare governance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
9
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

This guidance is for staff and managers working in adult social care settings (ASC). It gives information on multidrug-resistant organisms and principles on how to prevent the spread of these pathogens. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Main messages
  • Summary of recommendations
  • Introduction
  • What multidrug-resistant organisms are
  • Communication and education
  • Admissions, re-admissions and visits to ASC settings
  • How multidrug-resistant organisms spread in adult social care settings
  • Direct contact
  • Indirect contact
  • Contributing factors
  • Key IPC principles for multidrug-resistant organisms
  • Hand hygiene
  • Respiratory and cough hygiene
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Sinks
  • Safe management of linen and waste from a person with a multidrug-resistant organism
Source and licence
Infection prevention and control for multidrug-resistant organisms in adult social care settings

UK Health Security Agency

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionUK Health Security Agency, ‘Infection prevention and control for multidrug-resistant organisms in adult social care settings’ (updated 5 January 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
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