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Professional Resources
Infection Prevention and Control: our service
Leicestershire County Council is part of the Local Authority Community Infection Prevention and Control Service (LACIPCS) for Leicestershire County, Leicester City and Rutland County Councils.
Information about the 10 criterion of the Hygiene Code that care homes should comply with when registering with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can be found in:
Code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance Opens new window
Contact the service
Local Authority Community Infection Prevention and Control Service (LACIPCS)
- Telephone: 0116 305 0705
- Email: infection@leics.gov.uk
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm, closed on Saturday and Sunday
When you call the LACIPCS, a member of the Business Support Team will answer your call and take a brief message. The information will then be passed onto an infection prevention and control nurse who will telephone you as soon as possible.
Should you need to contact Public Health England (formerly the Health Protection Agency / Unit), telephone 0344 225 4524 option 1. A duty officer is available 24 hours a day Monday to Sunday. All outbreaks of infection should be reported on this number.
If you are concerned that a resident/service user has an infection you should contact their GP in the first instance.