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Consulting

Hands-On Infection Control Consultants work closely with organisations to develop a individual system that suits your requirements.

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Education

Hands-On Infection Control offers a broad range of education and training programs in infection prevention, management and related areas.

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Immunisation

We can provide a safe and effective adult immunisation program in accordance with The Australian Immunisation Handbook and State/Territory requirements.

Collaborating with organisations to strengthen evidence-based infection prevention and control practice.

The goal of surveillance, prevention and management of infection is to improve client outcomes through the identification and reduction of risks of infections in clients, employees, visitors and the physical environment. Hands-On Infection Control aims to provide health care providers, other human service organisations and their clients with a service that offers quality and value, and meets the infection prevention and management needs as defined by the customer. The Hands-On Team possesses a philosophical belief in the importance and necessity of infection prevention and management principles and evidence-based practices that are of a multidisciplinary nature…

Professional Partnerships and Affiliations

Our Latest News

ACSQHC Antimicrobial Clinical Care Standard Under Review

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is conducting a preliminary assessment of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard (2020). The purpose of the review is to assess whether the 2020 standard still reflects current clinical best practice and focuses on areas needing improvement. Public and clinician feedback survey closes on Friday, 30 October 2026. Clinicians, quality managers, and clinical/service leaders working in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) across all care settings (hospitals, emergency services, general practice, primary/community […]

ACIPC Aged Care Community of Practice Survey

The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) is inviting those working in Aged Care to participate in a short survey to help evaluation the Aged Care Community of Practice (CoP) and the resources available to support infection prevention and control (IPC). Over the past three years, the College’s CoP has continued to grow and expand. Participation in the survey will help ACIPC understand what is most valuable to the sector, identify opportunities for improvement and determine future priorities […]

COVID-19 Vaccine NIP Transition

From 1 October 2026, Australia’s COVID-19 vaccines transitioned from the universal National COVID-19 Vaccine Program (NCVP) to the National Immunisation Program (NIP). Free-funded vaccines are no longer universal and are now restricted to specific Medicare-eligible high-risk groups who are: Adults aged 75 years and over: 1 dose every 6 months (two funded doses per year) Adults aged 65 to 74 years: 1 dose every 12 months Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 to 74 years: 1 dose every […]

Hands-On Infection Control acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.