With a move that flies contrary to conventional wisdom, NHS staff have pulled the plug on handwashing as part of the fight ...

(HealthDay News) — Health workers in hospitals wash their hands less often as they near the end of their shift, and this lapse – likely due to mental fatigue – could contribute to hundreds of ...

Hand-washing temporarily spiked during pandemic, Chicago hospital finds Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers at the University of Chicago Medical Center soared early in the pandemic, but ...

Almost one in two people using a hospital toilet did not wash their hands afterwards, according to new research from the University of Surrey - raising serious concerns about hygiene compliance in ...

The vast majority of patients have never asked a physician or other health professional if they washed their hands before a physical exam or medical procedure, said a survey released in September.

Researchers translated an informative hand-washing song into 26 different languages to help promote hand hygiene compliance during the pandemic, according to an article published in The Journal of ...

Dublin, Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Hospital Hand Hygiene Solutions Market - Global Outlook & Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When a relative of mine was in the hospital recently, I was amazed by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An automated hand hygiene monitoring system increased hand hygiene compliance across all units in a hospital.

Patients go to clinics and hospitals hoping to get better. But sometimes they end up getting sick because they pick up infections passed on by doctors and nurses who ...

But in an era of rising rates of drug-resistant infections and overburdened medical staffs, hygiene experts say the best-protected patients are those willing to take safety into their own hands — by ...