Clean Hands for Life: results of a large, multicentre, multifaceted, social marketing hand-hygiene campaign

Title: Clean Hands for Life: results of a large, multicentre, multifaceted, social marketing hand-hygiene campaign

Source: Journal of Hospital Infection 74(3) 225-231

Date of publication: March 2010

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: campaign involved rotation of ten novel posters, two poster contests, and distribution of multiple promotional items. A social marketing approach was used to implement and monitor the effectiveness of the campaign. Evaluation included quality assurance surveys, staff surveys (baseline, mid- and post-campaign), and focus groups. The results showed that social marketing is an effective approach in engaging Health Care Workers (HCWs). Hand-hygiene campaigns that focus almost exclusively on increasing awareness among HCWs may not be as successful as multifaceted campaigns or campaigns that target identified barriers to hand-hygiene.

Length of publication: 6p.

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Acknowledgement: CINAHL

Community Clostridium difficile Alert Cascade

Source: Clean, Safe Care

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Date of publication: Jan 2010

Publication type: Case study

In a nutshell: This case study examines the implementation of a ‘Community Clostridium difficile Alert Cascade’ at NHS North Yorkshire and York Community and Mental Health Services. The aim of the project was to improve antimicrobial prescribing and infection prevention measures for patients in the community with C.difficile infection. This was achieved through the development of a mechanism for the acute-based laboratories to inform the PCT Infection Prevention and Control team of a new C.difficile isolate, who then fax patient details to the patient’s General Practitioner.

Length of publication: 5 pages

Working together to prevent and control infections

Title: Working together to prevent and control infections

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Source: Care Quality Commission

Date of publication: September 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: This report highlights a need for hospitals and care homes to provide information about infections to each other to:

• make sure that people with, or recovering from, an infection are cared for properly;
• reduce the chances of other people being infected.

The report finds that:

• information about infection is not provided in a coordinated way;
• care home managers have concerns about illegible or incomplete discharge information;
• ambulance crews are often left out of the information loop;
• care homes have not fully implemented national infection control guidelines.

Length of publication: 44p.

A communication and engagement strategy to prevent Healthcare Associated Infection

Source: Clean, Safe Care

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Case study

In a nutshell: Case study outlining how Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust launched a Communication and Engagement Strategy to support the Trust objective of zero tolerance of Health Care Associated Infection (HCAI).

Length of publication: 4 pages

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