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Content ArticleThis poster outlines a simple point of care risk assessment that can be carried out by healthcare professionals before each interaction with a patient.
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Content ArticleThe government’s new 'Hands. Face. Space; campaign urges you to continue to wash your hands, cover your face and make space to control infection rates. By following these simple steps, illustrated in this video, you could make a significant difference in reducing the transmission of coronavirus and help protect yourself and your family, friends and colleagues from the virus.
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This webpage from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, contains a number of hygiene resources for healthcare providers, patients and families. Cleaning your hands, either with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand rub, is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of infections. Follow the link below to download, and share these resources to help yourself and others stay safe. -
Content ArticleJenny Slayton, Executive Director of Quality Improvement for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explains how the Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a safety culture. Starting small, by deciding to improve handwashing, they applied what they learned from this to a range of other safety improvement opportunities.
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Content ArticlePatient awareness, understanding and engagement is an important aspect to be considered in action plans to improve hand hygiene. This guidance encourages partnerships between patients, their families, and healthcare workers to promote hand hygiene in healthcare settings. Positive engagement with patients and patient organisations in the pursuit of improving hand hygiene compliance by health-care workers has the potential to strengthen infection prevention and control globally and reduce the harm to patients caused by healthcare associated infection.
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Hand washing dance - this is how we do it
Claire Cox posted an article in Improving patient safety
Lead nurse Sarah Slicker, posts from North Manchester General Hospital about how they wash their hands to music. -
Content ArticleFive tips to improve hand hygiene compliance within healthcare facilities.
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Content ArticleThis document outlines the infection prevention and control advice for healthcare workers involved in receiving, assessing and caring for patients who are a possible or confirmed case of COVID-19. It is based on the best evidence available from previous pandemic and interpandemic periods and focuses on the infection prevention and control aspects of this disease only, recognising that a preparedness plan will consider other counter measures. The infection prevention and control advice in this document is considered good practice in response to this COVID-19 pandemic. NB: The emerging evidence base on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. Further updates may be made to this guidance as new detail or evidence emerges.
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World Economic Forum: COVID Action Platform
Claire Cox posted an article in Good practice and useful resources
As the International Organisation for Public-Private Cooperation, the World Economic Forum, acting as partner to the World Health Organization, is mobilising all stakeholders to protect lives and livelihoods. The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. All stakeholders, especially global business, must urgently come together to minimise its impact on public health and limit its potential for further disruption to lives and economies around the world. But the sum of many individual actions will not add up to a sufficient response. Only coordinated action by business, combined with global, multi stakeholder cooperation – at exceptional scale and speed – can potentially mitigate the risk and impact of this unprecedented crisis. -
Content ArticleCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the COVID-19 virus, was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On 30 January 2020, the WHO Director-General declared that the current outbreak constituted a public health emergency of international concern. This document summarises WHO’s recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare and community settings, as well as during the handling of cargo; in this context, PPE includes gloves, medical masks, goggles or a face shield, and gowns, as well as for specific procedures, respirators (i.e., N95 or FFP2 standard or equivalent) and aprons. This document is intended for those who are involved in distributing and managing PPE, as well as public health authorities and individuals in healthcare and community settings, and it aims to provide information about when PPE use is most appropriate.
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NHS: How to wash your hands
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice and useful resources
Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and others from illnesses. The NHS has provided a short video to find out the best way to wash your hands and top tips. -
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WHO: Guidelines on hand hygiene
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice and useful resources
Advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) on hand hygiene for healthcare workers. -
Content ArticleAdvice from the World Health Organization (WHO) on protecting yourself against the coronavirus.
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