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Infection control (England) Online Course

Course Published 1 hour CPD Accredited

This course is included in every individual access plan, alongside all 130+ courses. Choose 12, 24 or 36 months for one person. One payment, VAT included, no automatic renewal.

Illustrative handwashing area and hygiene supplies
Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Understand infection prevention and control measures in care settings in England, including standard precautions and outbreak management. This course covers the chain of infection, hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, waste management, and your responsibilities under CQC regulations to prevent and control the spread of infection.

Infection control (England) at a glance

Infection control (England) is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 1 hour to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration1 hour, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. The Chain of Infection
  2. Standard Infection Control Precautions
  3. Hand Hygiene: Techniques and Best Practice
  4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  5. Safe Handling of Sharps, Waste, and Linen
  6. Outbreak Management and Reporting
  7. CQC Requirements for Infection Control

Who needs this course

Care workers, support workers, nurses, care home staff, and domiciliary carers working in CQC-regulated care settings in England who need to comply with infection prevention and control requirements.

About this course

Infection control learning for care settings in England

This course brings together the chain of infection, standard precautions and the tasks covered in a care-setting infection-control curriculum. The modules include hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, handling sharps, waste and linen, and outbreak management and reporting.

The England context is explicit: the outline includes CQC requirements and is intended for care workers, nurses, support workers and domiciliary carers in those services. It provides a national course choice within the wider infection-control catalogue.

For the Scottish curriculum, compare Infection Control in Scotland. For the broader care and workplace introduction, see Infection Control UK. The care worker training guide for England gives wider training context.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

has successfully completed

Infection Control (England)

Chefs Bay Academychefsbayacademy.co.uk CPD Certified, The CPD Certification Service Issue dateThe day you pass
Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

Want the background before you start? Read our guide: Mandatory training for care workers: what CQC actually expects

After you choose your access

  1. Choose your access

    Choose 12, 24 or 36 months. All 130+ courses are included for one person, with one payment and VAT included.

  2. Set up your account

    After payment, the confirmation page provides your setup step. The training platform emails your login details after registration. Access starts after account setup.

  3. Complete your courses

    Work at your own pace on any device. You can pause and return within your chosen access period.

  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

Buying for a team? Each learner needs their own account and email address. See team pricing, or email workwithus@chefsbay.co.uk for help arranging learner access.

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Infection Control (England) is included in every Chefs Bay Academy plan, alongside the rest of the training bundle. Choose 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Pay once, with no automatic renewal.

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