Allowing medical students to act as covert observers of hand hygiene improves their awareness of the importance of hand hygiene, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection ...

A new hand hygiene training course has been developed by two nurses from Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust specifically for people with a learning disability. The highly ...

Healthcare organizations have been promoting hand hygiene as a critical weapon against infections for decades, yet compliance rates have remained lower than desired. At the same time, some healthcare ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

Caring for hands tightened by spasticity after stroke, brain injury or other neurological conditions can be challenging for care staff. Opening and cleaning the hand, managing pressure areas, cutting ...

With the upcoming Global Hand Washing Day (GHWD) on 15 th October, Tanzifco Emirates conducted a Refresher Hand Hygiene Course for all its supervisors and cleaners providing the cleaning services at ...

Observed every year on May 5, World Hand Hygiene Day highlights one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to prevent infections proper hand hygiene. Led by the World Health Organisation, this global ...