World Health Organisation (WHO) Hand Hygiene Awareness Day (Wednesday 13th May)

WHO celebrates ten years of the ‘CLEANER CARE IS SAFER CARE’ programme from 2005 – 2015

The Temple Street Hand Hygiene Compliance Working Group (HHCWG) invites staff, parents, children and visitors to the Hand Hygiene Awareness Day celebrations this Wednesday 13^th May from 10.30am – 12.30pm in the hospital’s Back Parlour.

There will be;

• Information and displays on ‘Chain of infection’, ‘Five moments for Hand hygiene’, the newly launched national hand hygiene guidelines (May 2015), results of hand hygiene audits, results of alcohol hand gel consumption and recent results from staff hand plating
• Demonstrations on the Sure Wash mobile hand hygiene training and assessment unit  to assist people with learning the correct hand hygiene technique
• Access to the Glow Germ box to spot the  glowing germs on your hands
• Displays of new hand hygiene posters created by school children
• Quizzes and plenty of prizes to win on the day
• Free give-aways of portable Spirigel bottles

For more information please contact Catriona McNicholas, Infection Prevention & Control CNS, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Tel.: 01-878 4389. Bleep 778