University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust are relaunching a gloves off reduction campaign in response to a change in policy. That being, removal of gloves and aprons for the respiratory…
University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust recently ratified an updated Standard/ Transmission based precautions policy. Key changes included tighter definitions of when gloves must be worn and the…
Hello,This might be a niche question, but I hope someone is able to offer me some advice.The cancer centre I work in is establishing an education and training committee, that will have both…
UK infection societies' position statement on glove use in health and social care now published -https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226001780?via%3DihubIt would be good to…
Calling all Occupational Therapists in the UK and internationally, students, apprentices and associates, if you are a member of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) you can join as many…
Hi Everyone,It would be great to collect some resources to inform decisions about single use versus reusable gowns.I've recently come across this paper which suggests that reusable are safer in…
If you use reusable tourniquets in your organisation do you have to deep clean them at the end of the day as well as clinell wiping between patients? I'm working with a team who have been advised to…
Hi. Do any Trusts allow in-patient phlebotomy to take bloods without aprons on? I'm working with a team whose SOP states they must wear aprons for all in-patient and they are struggling to get it…
Dear Colleagues,I am looking to get hold of recent case studies of digital health technologies which demonstrate the triple bottom line is fulfilled - pathway changes would great and ones which show…