05/05/2022
The Western Trust is participating in World Hand Hygiene Day on 5th May 2022 Unite for safety: clean your hands.
This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on the 5th May 2022, is focused on recognizing that we can all add to a climate or culture of safety and quality through cleaning our hands but also that a strong quality and safety culture will encourage people to clean hands at the right times and with the right products.
To prioritize clean hands everyone needs to believe in the importance of hand hygiene and IPC to save lives, by acting as key players in achieving the appropriate behaviours and attitudes towards it.
In other words, health workers and people accessing health care facilities need to unite on ensuring clean hands.
This year the Trust Infection Prevention and Control Team will be promoting the campaign with our patients and visitors on the Altnagelvin and South West Acute Hospital.
Lets Unite, talk and work together on hand hygiene for high quality safer care everywhere.
Further information can be accessed on World Hand Hygiene Day 2022 (who.int)