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<p>All National Health Service trusts and providers of independent healthcare and
adult social care in England are required to comply with <em>The Health and Social
Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention
and control of infections and related guidance </em>(2009). This includes standards
around infection control provision. A copy is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216227/dh_123923.pdf</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission takes this code into account when
making decisions about the registration of a provider.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those
NHS trusts that have been designated as having specialist infection control facilities
(Royal Free Hospital London, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Royal Liverpool and
Broadgreen University Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospital) are subject to additional
checks. In line with the requirements set out under the Health and Safety at Work
Act (1974), the designated person from Health and Safety Executive’s Biological Agents
Unit Hazardous Installations has visited each of the units and continues to work closely
with them.</p><p> </p>
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