Sentences with phrase «hand hygiene improvement»

About one in ten facilities reported that senior leaders such as the chief executive officer, medical director, and director of nursing didn't make a clear commitment to support hand hygiene improvement, according to the study.

«For more than 150 years, we have known the link between hand hygiene improvement and reducing HAIs,» said Janet Haas, PhD, RN, CIC, co-lead author of the guidelines with Katherine Ellingson, PhD.

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MRSA Action UK are members of the Independent Alliance of Patients & Healthcare Workers for Hand Hygiene which calls on the Department of Health for the campaign to be followed up with a clear national strategy to drive further improvements in hand hygiHand Hygiene which calls on the Department of Health for the campaign to be followed up with a clear national strategy to drive further improvements in hand hygihand hygiene.

A comprehensive evaluation of the cleanyourhands campaign has shown that this important intervention has produced sustained improvements in hand hygiene over time.

Significant improvements in hand hygiene awareness and compliance by healthcare staff have occurred since 2005, when the English National Patient Safety Agency launched the «cleanyourhands» campaign (also adopted in Wales).

Improvements in hand hygiene reduces infection, saves lives and reduces healthcare costs.

Sustained improvements in hand - hygiene are key to the World Health Organisation's SAVES LIVES strategy to reduce health - care associated infection, yet hand - hygiene compliance amongst healthcare workers remains poor, with levels of 25 - 40 % being common.

«When you look at some of the data around hand hygiene in veterinary facilities, there's a huge area for improvement.