Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative
Revised health guidance on Disposable gloves: use and management
This revised health guidance note is applicable to all care services and SCSWIS staff involved in RICE activities. It updates previous guidance on the use and management of disposable gloves use as personal protective equipment in the delivery of care and as an aid to the prevention and control of infection. Click here for the guidance document.
It is important supplies of appropriate gloves are always available to those providing care.
This health guidance gives example of types of gloves available, highlights the main requirements of gloves used as personal protective equipment as recommended by leading authorities and provides useful links and references.
