Hand hygiene initiative awards April 1st 2011 Aware of the issues that surround
inadequate compliance with
hand hygiene practices,Deb
launched the Take a Moment
Hand Hygiene Awards in
conjunction with the IPS, to
reward and promote initiatives
undertaken to drive
improvement and encourage
behavioural change amongst
workers in healthcare.
Entries for the awards were
invited from Infection Prevention
and Control Teams that had
implemented an initiative to
encourage and improve rates of
hand hygiene compliance within
their specific healthcare setting.
The winners of the educational
grants; North East Ambulance
Service NHS Trust,
Tameside Hospital
NHS Foundation
Trust and
charity
Medical
Support in
Romania, all
demonstrated
improvements in
hand hygiene
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