Deb rewards hand hygiene initiatives

Deb has worked with
Infection Prevention and
Control Teams throughout
the UK for many years with
the objective of delivering
the best possible hand
hygiene solution for
workers in healthcare.

Acutely aware of the
issues that surround inadequate
compliance with hand
hygiene practices, Deb launched
the Take a Moment
Hand Hygiene Awards 2010
in conjunction with the IPS,
to reward and promote
initiatives undertaken to
drive improvement and
encourage behavioural
change amongst workers in
healthcare.

Entries 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 original,
measurable, cost-effective
and sustainable improvements
in hand hygiene
practice.