Category Archives: Care homes

‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ campaign adopted by UK home care company

Hand washing at the “point of care” is crucial says WHO Home care providers in [...]

World Hand Hygiene Day 2021

Seconds save lives – clean your hands! World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on [...]

Ditch the antibacs – use soap and water for hand washing: the evidence is overwhelming…

Why soap and water are the dream team when it comes to infection control There’s [...]

Soap and water hand washing is crucial: health problems are looming with sanitisers…

The five perceived dangers of hand gels outlined in report Although hand sanitisers are currently [...]

New care home guidance urges visitors to “wash their hands for 20 seconds”

Reminder that soap and water washing is the preferred cleaning method to sanitisers Fresh government [...]

Infection control in care homes

The need for hand wash basins with running water Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, care [...]

Covid-19: the importance of hand hygiene

Soap and water washing ensures that the virus “is swept away and destroyed” The importance [...]

Handwashing “the most important part of personal hygiene” in care homes – report

Soap and water wash essential if hands are physically dirty A list of top ten [...]