Scabies Management in Social Care

This training is about Scabies Management in care settings. It contains information and images of scabies infestations.

The training was developed by  MPFT Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPC).

This training is for informational purposes only. Its content is appropriate to count towards professional CPD. It should not be used as stand-alone training course.

As this training is for informational purposes only, learners should be advised they should always seek professional and/or managerial support when dealing with high-risk situations.

Course Objectives:

1. To discuss what scabies is and how it presents.
2. To discuss how scabies is transmitted.
3. To discuss the infection prevention and control measures where scabies occurs.
4. To review the treatment of scabies.
5. To consider the issues for care settings in the management of scabies.