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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…

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Our Latest News

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 […]

Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions in Aged Care

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) has released a new suite of infection prevention and control posters to support aged care staff with practical guidance on standard and transmission-based precautions at the point of care. Designed for residential, home and community-based aged care settings, the posters help staff apply IPC practices consistently and reduce the risk of infection transmission. The suite includes: ▪️ Standard Precautions ▪️ Contact Precautions ▪️ Respiratory Precautions ▪️ Respiratory Precautions with […]

New and Revised Clinical Practice Recommendations: Consultation on the Australian Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines

Public consultation on the revised clinical practice recommendations and new good practice statements closed on 29 September 2026. Feedback is now being reviewed to inform the next edition of the Guidelines, expected to be published in August 2027. The new and revised Clinical Practice Recommendations can be found at https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/resources/new-and-revised-clinical-practice-recommendations-consultation-australian-guidelines-prevention-and-control-infection-healthcare

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.