Infection Prevention and Control

Cardiff and Vale UHB is committed to the prevention and control of infections amongst patients, staff and visitors at all health board sites at all times

The role of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team is to support, educate and advise on all matters of prevention of infection. The team produces policies and procedures to help safeguard patients and staff, and they initiate control and emergency measures as necessary.

Our team includes specialist nurses, a scientist, and administrative staff working together with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control, who is also a Consultant Microbiologist.

The team is based at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL).  If you would like advice or information about infection prevention and control, please get in touch with the relevant areas below.

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