Involving patients in staff hand hygiene

Article Abstract:

The `cleanyourhands' campaign is a useful tool for increasing staff compliance with hand hygiene protocols, but will be successfully implemented if it is patient-focused and sensitive to staff needs. Measures taken at ward level to facilitate patients to ask staff to wash their hands such as distribution of leaflets, posters and badges were thought by participants helpful, but the most successful measure reported was the staff wearing badges inviting patients to ask whether they had washed their hands.

Management services, Office Administrative Services, Hospital Management, Methods, Hand, Hospitals, Grooming, Hospital administration, Hygiene, Hospital/clinic administration software

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Best practice in urinary catheterisation and catheter care

Article Abstract:

National Health Service (NHS) Quality Improvement Scotland is established to improve the quality of health care in Scotland by setting standards and monitoring performance, and by providing NHS Scotland with advice, guidance and support on effective clinical practice and service improvements. The best practice statement on urinary catheterisation and catheter care consists of the points like decision to cathertise, infection control, and urine sampling.

Product quality, HEALTH SERVICES, Health care industry, Quality management, Urinary catheterization, United Kingdom. National Health Service. Modernisation Agency

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