Category Archives: Care homes

Spreading the hand washing message instead of infection in hospitals

How an infection prevention and control team provides educational opportunities International Clean Hands Week ran [...]

South Australia – increase in RSV cases prompts hand washing call

Warning that hand hygiene is less of a priority than it should be The number [...]

Call for infection prevention improvements in care homes

Effective nursing programmes must be driven by administrative leaders says conference Infection prevention should no [...]

A Journey Through IPC – try out these mobile handwash stations at the event

Try out hand washing units that can be positioned at the point of need A [...]

Why soap and water washing is seen as the “gold standard”

NHS guidance for effective hand hygiene Touch is seen as the “easiest way to spread [...]

Why it’s important to have temporary mobile hand wash stations at the ready

Hospitals and care homes cannot function without hand washing facilities Having a number of temporary [...]

Norovirus: wash hands with soap and water in care home settings says HPSC

Guidance highlights the ineffectiveness of alcohol gels There has been an increase in the number [...]

Hand washing warning to care homes as norovirus cases reach ten year high

Highly infectious illness affecting many over 65 year olds Outbreaks of norovirus have reached “the [...]