Guidelines
Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines and Standards
Professionals
Allied Health Professionals
Dental Practitioners
Doctors
Nurses
Pharmacists
TCM Practitioners
7 April 2025
Essential guidelines for protecting patients and staff.
The list below presents the different types of infection prevention and control related guidelines and standards that have been developed as references specifically for various healthcare sectors and facilities.
As the secretariat for the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee (NIPC) has transitioned from MOH to the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA), please direct any queries on the guidelines/standards to NIPC_Sec@cda.gov.sg instead of NIPC_Sec@moh.gov.sg.
Documents for Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines and Standards
Guidance for National Infection Prevention and Control Standards for Nursing Homes 2025 | National Infection Prevention and Control Standards for Nursing Homes 2025 [PDF, 511 KB] |
Guidance for Assessment and Maintenance of Effective Ventilation in Acute Care Hospitals: Best Practice Recommendations for Infection Prevention and Control 2024 | |
Infection Prevention and Control Specifications for New Healthcare Buildings 2024 | Infection Prevention and Control Specifications for New Buildings Revised 2024_final [PDF, 1.7 MB] |
National Cleaning Standards for Acute Healthcare Facilities 2024 | National Cleaning Standards for Acute Healthcare Facilities_Final 2024 [PDF, 342 KB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines For Endoscopy Centres 2023 | National IPC Guidelines for Endoscopy Centres_On MOH Website_20Feb2023 [PDF, 1.6 MB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines For Primary Care 2022 | National IPC Guidelines for Primary Care_On MOH website_Final [PDF, 2.2 MB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities, Revised 2021 | National IPC Guidelines for Long Term Care Facilities_2021_Revised_2nd Edition [PDF, 1.6 MB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Community Hospitals, 2021 | |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Outpatient Dialysis Centres, 2020 | National IPC Guidelines for Outpatient Dialysis Centres [PDF, 1.4 MB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Standard for Acute Healthcare Facilities, 2022 | Revised National IPC Standards for Acute Healthcare Facilities_2022 [PDF, 598 KB] |
National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Acute Healthcare Facilities, 2017 |