Practical Infection Prevention & Control Support for Health & Care Settings
Independent specialist IPC advice, assurance and improvement support to help you manage infection risks, strengthen practice and provide confidence in your IPC arrangements.
From a one-off IPC Health Check to ongoing advice, training and improvement support - tailored to your service and grounded in the realities of frontline care.
Practical, proportionate support - not just ticking boxes.
What I Offer
Flexible IPC support, tailored to the needs of your service.
Whether you need an independent review of your current arrangements, specialist advice and support, or help developing staff knowledge and practice, I provide practical IPC expertise grounded in real-world healthcare.
Support is proportionate to your setting, focused on managing risk and improving care, and aligned with current national IPC guidance.
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A structured, independent review of your infection prevention and control arrangements, identifying strengths, risks and priorities for improvement. You’ll receive clear findings and practical recommendations tailored to your service, with multi-site reviews available for organisations requiring wider IPC assurance.
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Independent specialist advice when you need additional IPC expertise - from individual concerns and risk assessment to governance, outbreak support and organisation-wide IPC assurance and improvement. One-off or ongoing support can be tailored to the needs of your organisation.
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Practical IPC training and improvement support designed around your service, staff and identified risks.
This can include targeted education, audit and improvement work, learning following incidents or outbreaks, and support to strengthen day-to-day practice.
IPC Services
Flexible, specialist infection prevention and control support tailored to your service.
Whether you need an independent review, advice on a specific IPC concern, ongoing specialist support or help developing staff knowledge and practice, support can be shaped around what you actually need.
Practical, proportionate and grounded in real-world care.
A structured, independent review of your infection prevention and control arrangements, giving you a clear picture of what is working well, where risks or gaps exist and what to prioritise next.
The review can include:
IPC policies and documentation
Governance and oversight arrangements
Risk assessments and risk management
Staff training and competency
Cleaning, environment and equipment
Outbreak preparedness and response
Health Checks can be provided for individual services or across multiple sites, with organisation-wide themes and priorities identified where required.
IPC Health Checks
IPC Support & Advice
Flexible specialist IPC support when you need additional expertise or an independent perspective.
Support can include:
Advice on specific IPC concerns
Risk assessment and risk management
Governance, assurance and oversight
Organisation-wide IPC assurance and improvement
Incidents, outbreaks and learning
Policy and procedure review and development
Cleaning, decontamination and environmental IPC
Audit findings and improvement actions
Support can be provided for a specific issue or on an ongoing basis, depending on the needs of your service.
IPC Training & Education
Practical IPC training tailored to your service, staff and setting.
Training can include:
Core infection prevention and control principles
Standard infection control precautions
Cleaning, decontamination and environmental IPC
Outbreak prevention and management
Training in response to identified learning needs
Refresher training following incidents, audits or changes in guidance
Training is practical and accessible, with a focus on helping staff understand how good infection prevention and control applies to their day-to-day work.
Fees are tailored to your service and confirmed following an initial enquiry.
Is this right for your service?
These services are designed for organisations that need practical, specialist infection prevention and control support without unnecessary complexity.
You may need an independent review of your current arrangements, advice on a specific IPC concern, or tailored training and education to strengthen staff knowledge and practice.
Support can be shaped around your service - whether you are preparing for a CQC inspection, responding to an incident or outbreak, addressing concerns or audit findings, strengthening governance and assurance, or simply looking for additional IPC expertise.
The focus is on safe, effective care and practical improvement, with advice grounded in current IPC guidance and proportionate to your setting.
Led by an experienced IPC Nurse Specialist with over 20 years of nursing experience, including system-level IPC leadership and postgraduate specialist training.
Suitable for independent care providers, care groups, GP practices, PCNs, federations and neighbourhood teams, with support tailored to individual services or delivered across multiple sites.
About
I’m Lucy Champion, an Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist with over 20 years’ nursing experience across acute, community and system-level healthcare.
I have worked at Integrated Care Board level, supporting providers across primary care, care homes and community services to improve infection prevention and control, manage infection risks and strengthen governance and assurance.
I understand the reality of frontline services and the organisations supporting them - limited time, competing priorities and increasing regulatory pressure. My approach is practical, proportionate and focused on what actually works in real settings, not just what guidance says on paper.
I now provide independent IPC support to healthcare and care services through IPC health checks, specialist support and advice, and tailored training and education.
Whether you need an independent view of your current arrangements, help with a specific IPC concern, support following an incident or audit, or practical training for your team, I can tailor the support to what your service actually needs.
My focus is straightforward: helping services provide safe, effective care while giving teams confidence that their IPC arrangements are robust, practical and proportionate.
Discuss Your IPC Needs
Whether you’re looking for an IPC Health Check, specialist advice and support, or training for your team, please get in touch using the form.
If you’re not sure what support you need, that’s fine too. Tell me a little about your service and what you’d like help with, and we can discuss the most appropriate approach.
I aim to respond within 48 hours.
Prefer email? Contact me directly at hello@neighbourhoodipc.com