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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

The chain of infection and transmission pathways

HSC304 · Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC304
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

The chain of infection and transmission pathways

  1. Links in the chain of infection
  2. Modes of pathogen transmission
  3. Portals of entry and exit
  4. The impact of breaking the chain at critical stages
  5. Chain of Infection | How does disease spread?
  6. Chain of Infection & Stages of Infection: Fundamentals of Nursing, Principles for Nursing|@LevelUpRN
  7. AHE: The Chain of Infection

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Understand the principles of Chain of Infection
  • 2.2 Understand the impact of breaking the chain of infection at any point

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: understand the principles of Chain of Infection

Study materials

Videos

  • Chain of Infection | How does disease spread? · YouTube · Dr Matt & Dr Mike · 9 min · for registered students
  • Chain of Infection & Stages of Infection: Fundamentals of Nursing, Principles for Nursing|@LevelUpRN · YouTube · Level Up RN · 8 min · for registered students
  • AHE: The Chain of Infection · YouTube · AHEofAHA · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Infection prevention and control: resource for adult social care (UKHSA/DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Health and safety legislation and workplace policies
  • Week 2: Workplace responsibilities and mandatory training requireme…
  • Week 3: Principles of safe moving and handling
  • Week 4: Safe handling of hazardous substances
  • Week 5: The chain of infection and transmission pathways
  • Week 6: Infection control practices and personal hygiene
  • Week 7: Safeguarding definitions and primary abuse types
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Further categories of abuse and vulnerability factors
  • Week 10: Responding to concerns, suspicions, and disclosures
  • Week 11: Multi-agency safeguarding frameworks
  • Week 12: Applying Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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