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NCEC National Clinical Guideline (NCG) No. 30: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) - Updates

Guideline Number: 30

Publication Date: May 2023

The NCEC National Clinical Guideline (NCG) No. 30: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), published in 2023, has today, 26 February 2025, been updated.

Updates include, amongst others:

  • Minor edits to correct typographical errors and update links
  • Healthcare workers are now referred to as Health and Care workers
  • Correction in table 44, Vol 2 - the term ‘rubella’ has been replaced with ‘rubeola’

Further detail on the changes is available in the linked document below.

If you require the complete originally published NCEC guideline for any reason (e.g. research etc) please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Unit in the Department of Health. The relevant email is ncec@health.gov.ie.

Thank you for your interest in the NCEC National Clinical Guidelines.

National Clinical Guideline No. 30 – Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Full Report – Vol 1
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National Clinical Guideline No. 30 – Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Full Report – Volume 2
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National Clinical Guideline No. 30 – Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Summary Report
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National Clinical Guideline No. 30 – Annex A: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of healthcare-associated infection interventions: a systematic review
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National Clinical Guideline No. 30 – Annex B: Budget impact analysis: Infection Prevention and Control National Clinical Guideline
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