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 [...]
May
World Hand Hygiene Day 2021
Seconds save lives – clean your hands! World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on [...]
May
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 [...]
Apr
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 [...]
Mar
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 [...]
Mar
Infection control in care homes
The need for hand wash basins with running water Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, care [...]
Feb
Covid-19: the importance of hand hygiene
Soap and water washing ensures that the virus “is swept away and destroyed” The importance [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Jan