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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.

About Hands-On Infection Control

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…

Our Team

We are a small team of health professionals dedicated to infection prevention and control. Our team includes Infection Control Consultants, Immunisation Nurses, and Administration support staff.

Professional Partnerships and Affiliations

Client Testimonials

Megan and her team at Hands-On Infection Control provide absolute peace of mind that you are always up to date with best practice infection control guidelines and practices in Aged Care. Megan provides a full suite of services to assist providers to meet all infection control requirements and is always readily available to guide you through complex issues as they arise. Megan’s professional skills and expertise together with her “can do” attitude and down to earth approach make it an absolute pleasure to do business with her.

Residential Aged Care

I have known Megan in a professional capacity for over 15 years providing consultancy and advice, development of policies and procedures and staff training and development. Feedback from our staff has always been very positive of Megan as facilitator of our training sessions. Megan has been a great support to us during this COVID 19 Breakout. We greatly recommend her services and expertise.

Community Aged Care

Meath Care (Inc) uses the following services of Hands-On Infection Control; staff training, consultancy and staff immunisation. We have always found their support to be professional, reliable and timely. The team provide us with up-to-date comprehensive information in relation to all aspects of infection control protocols.

Meath Care

Our Latest News

ACIPC Position Statement Release: Terminology for Pathogens that Transmit through the Air

The Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) has released a new position statement titled “Terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air”. ACIPC’s position statement recommends terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air to be standardised as follows: ✅ Introduction of the term “infectious respiratory particles” (IRPs) to describe respiratory particles containing pathogens that travel through the air. ✅ Recognition of the spectrum of IRP particle sizes and moving away from using aerosols and droplets to define […]

Development of AS 5369:2023 Gap Analysis Tool

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) has a developed a gap analysis tool to help health service organisations (HSO) in assessing compliance with the Australian Standard AS 5369:2023 Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices and Other Devices in Health and Non-Health Related Facilities. This tool should be used by stakeholders within a health service organisation that use, reprocess or have oversight of reusable medical devices. The tool is not suitable for risk assessing the reprocessing of […]

Public Consultation on Potential Changes to the Accreditation of General Practices

Feedback is being sought from the general practice sector on potential changes to the accreditation cycle and assessment of general practices. Changes to the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme are being considered to support general practices in providing consistently safe and high-quality care and meeting the Standards on a day-to-day basis. Your views are important in shaping any changes to the NGPA Scheme. The consultation is open until Friday 4 April 2025. Public consultation on potential changes to the accreditation of […]

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.