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The easiest way to pass on germs is with our hands so when you clean your hands before and after touching a patient, it helps stop the bugs spreading.

Hands are the principal route by which infections can spread around.

That’s why it’s SO important that we ALL keep our hands clean and healthy.

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FACT: Soap and Water Is the best way to kill the germs that cause Norovirus or the ‘flu’!

During times where people are affected by diarrhoea and vomiting or the ‘flu’, clean hands with soap and water, rather than rely upon a hand sanitiser.H

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Soap is provided at hand wash sinks

all around the hospital

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Hand sanitiser is also provided in

dispensers at strategic places around

the hospital

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Hand sanitiser is also provided close to

all patients’ bedsides

These products are provided for staff, patients and visitors to use!

To use the hand sanitiser apply directly to the hands and rub in until dry.

This will kill most germs on your hands and help us to prevent infections.

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Hand hygiene plays a vital role in keeping patients safe. Hands should be sanitised with hand sanitiser at the bedside or washed in the hand wash sinks provided.

When we are unwell or frail, due to illness or after an operation, our bodies’ natural defences are weaker, so more care is needed to protect our patients.

The World Health Organisation’s ‘5 Moments’ Hand Hygiene approach defines the key moments when all healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene. This means that hands should be sanitised with hand sanitiser at the bedside or washed in the hand wash sinks provided.

PercentageofHandHygieneIndicationsbyMoments(From the HOW2 Benchmark Study)

Before Patient Contact 21%

Before Aseptic Task 5-7%

After Body Fluid Exposure 9-12%

After Patient Contact 27-29%

After Contact with Patient Surroundings 34-36%