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Infection prevention and control: Early years and schools

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Salford is home to approximately 53,200 children aged between 0 to 15 years. There are currently 86 nurseries, 76 primary schools and 15 high schools located within the Salford area. 

For further details on the schools and early years services in Salford, please visit Schools and learning. 

The health protection team supports schools and early years with outbreak management and infection prevention and control (IPC) in the following ways:

  • The team at Salford offers quality assurance through audits of nurseries and children’s day care services when required
  • Outbreak management of infections for schools/nurseries 
  • Support with other infectious diseases, including advice on exclusion periods for certain infections to prevent spread.
  • Training/education on key aspects of IPC such as:
    • Good hand hygiene
    • Environmental Cleaning 

Further resources:

Escalating concerns:

If you are concerned about a service for children and young people, please visit: Worried about a child.

If you have any safeguarding queries, please call The Bridge Partnership on 0161 603 4500 (from 8.30am to 4.30pm). If you need to speak to somebody outside these hours, please call the Emergency Duty Team on 0161 794 8888. 

Infection prevention and control

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