When it comes to lapses in hand hygiene protocol, the contaminated fingers are often pointed at healthcare professionals. Some of this accusation is warranted. In a recent study in the American ...

Hospital infections affect almost two million people in the United States every year, 100,000 of whom die. Up to 70 per cent of these infections could be prevented if health care workers follow ...

“Doctors and nurses should do more to stop hospital patients developing infections, an NHS watchdog says,” BBC News reports. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has ...

Here are five proven strategies for increasing hand hygiene compliance at your ASC. 1. Place hand sanitizers throughout the facility. Installing hand sanitizers throughout an ASC gives the facility an ...

Our findings suggest that shortening hand rubbing time and simplifying the technique for use of hand rub could be a safe alternative that is easier to fit into their busy routine, could enhance the ...

Trusts should abandon rigid, organisation-wide handwashing protocols in favour of allowing individual wards and teams to decide the approach that works best for them, according to a leading nurse ...

Staff at a downtown eatery following an inspection last week are reviewing hand-washing protocol before a reinspection. Routine restaurant inspections happen two to three times per year based on ...