Tag Archives: care homes
Call for infection prevention improvements in care homes
Effective nursing programmes must be driven by administrative leaders says conference Infection prevention should no [...]
May
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 [...]
Mar
Call for renewed hand washing focus in long term care facilities
The challenges of improving hand hygiene practices in care homes The challenges faced by care [...]
Dec
Mobile handwash stations to try out at the Care Show 2022
Featuring mobile hand washing units for care home staff and visitors Try them out for yourself [...]
Oct
Care homes – this video shows how effective a mobile handwash station can be
They can be located where they will prove to be most useful – at the [...]
Jul
Care workers: wash hands with soap and running water says new Government guidance
Why hand gels are not suitable under many circumstances Understanding how and why infection is [...]
Apr
UKHSA advocate soap and water handwashing as norovirus spreads in care homes
Reminder that “alcohol hand gels don’t kill norovirus” “Norovirus outbreaks in care homes have risen [...]
Mar
Elderly and vulnerable people “at risk” from Norovirus
Hand washing is essential as illness spreads across the UK Press reports across the UK [...]
Feb