Infection Prevention and Control training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Infection Prevention and Control module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Infection Prevention and Control, start to finish.
This training covers how to prevent and control infections in care settings to keep residents, staff and visitors safe. You will learn about hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning procedures, and how to respond when infections occur. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 48 minutes and ends with a 30 question assessment.
- Why Infection Prevention Matters
Infections can spread quickly in care settings because residents often have weaker immune systems due to age or health conditions.
- How Infections Spread: Breaking the Chain
Infections spread through a chain: a source (like an infected person), a route (like hands or droplets), and a susceptible person.
- Hand Hygiene: Your Most Important Tool
Hand hygiene is the single most effective way to prevent infection spread.
- Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Correctly
PPE creates a barrier between you and infection sources.
- Standard Precautions for All Care
Standard precautions mean treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious, even when someone appears well.
- Recognising and Reporting Infections
Early detection of infection allows quick treatment and prevents spread.
- Cleaning, Disinfection and Waste Management
Colour coding stops germs travelling from one area to another.
- Managing Outbreaks and Isolation Precautions
An outbreak usually means two or more residents or staff with the same infection, linked in time and place, such as two residents with diarrhoea and vomiting on the same corridor.
What your team will be able to do.
- Describe the correct hand hygiene technique and when to use it during your shift
- Identify which PPE to use for different care tasks and how to put it on and take it off safely
- Explain how infections spread in care settings and the steps you can take to break the chain of infection
- Apply standard infection control precautions in everyday care situations
- Recognise signs of infection in residents and know when to report concerns
Infection Prevention and Control in facts.
About 48 minutes, 8 lessons
30 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
None, completed fully online
What staff come away with
Hand hygiene before and after every resident contact is the most effective infection prevention measure
Use PPE for all contact with body fluids and change it between each resident
Treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious using standard precautions
Infections spread through hands, droplets, contaminated surfaces and body fluids, so break the chain at every opportunity
Report any signs of infection immediately, including fever, new cough, confusion, or behaviour changes
care setting residents are vulnerable to infections due to age and health conditions, so prevention is essential
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Infection Prevention and Control training take?
About 48 minutes, across 8 short lessons, followed by a 30 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Infection Prevention and Control module cover?
8 lessons: Why Infection Prevention Matters, How Infections Spread: Breaking the Chain, Hand Hygiene: Your Most Important Tool, Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Correctly, Standard Precautions for All Care, Recognising and Reporting Infections, Cleaning, Disinfection and Waste Management and Managing Outbreaks and Isolation Precautions. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Infection Prevention and Control?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Is Infection Prevention and Control completed fully online?
Yes. It is knowledge based, so staff complete the lessons and the assessment online and receive their certificate at the end. There is no practical sign-off.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
Licence any of these the same way.
Same price, same terms, no subscription needed.
