R45 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Manager IPC job description

Recommendation

Health Boards should ensure that where a manager has responsibility for oversight of infection prevention control, this is specified in the job description.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Scottish Government accepted this recommendation in 2015. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) IPC Standards (2022) Standard 1 (Leadership and Governance) specifies requirements for IPC management roles and responsibilities within health boards. These national standards provide a framework for IPC management accountability, including job description requirements for managers with IPC oversight (Healthcare Improvement Scotland, 2022-05-01).
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
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This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Response
Accepted
Accepted Scottish Government
18 Jun 2015

Section 2.2 of the Scottish Government's response details the specific responsibilities of the Infection Control Manager (ICM), including overall responsibility for coordinating prevention and control of infection throughout the NHS board area and delivering the board-approved infection prevention and control programme. While it explicitly defines the ICM's role, the text does not directly address the specification of infection prevention and control oversight in the job descriptions of other managers.

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Published Evidence

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Good Progress
01 May 2022
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Other

HIS IPC Standards (2022) Standard 1 (Leadership and Governance) specifies requirements for IPC management roles and responsibilities within health boards.

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Standards provide national framework for IPC management accountability including job description requirements.

HIS IPC Standards - Standard 1: Leadership and Go… View Source
Source
Inquiry Vale of Leven Inquiry
Report The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report 24 Nov 2014
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Responsible Bodies
NHS Health Boards (Scotland) Primary
Themes & Tags
Staff policy awareness Quality and safety oversight Management Infection Control
Recommendation age 11.3 yrs
Last formal update 3932 days ago