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Forgetting to wash your hands can cost lives
When Bandana Das, a midwife in India, washes her hands it is not simply routine, it is a critical step…
SureWash World Hand Hygiene Day 5th May 2017
SureWash celebrates World Hand Hygiene Day on the 5th of May with donation of SureWash machine to Ronald McDonald House…
The CDC’s new strategy to get doctors and nurses to clean their hands
Public-health agency uses knowledge-sharing network to engage healthcare providers about an age-old — but often neglected — way to stop…
WHO World Hand Hygiene Day 2017
Irish hand hygiene compliance rates at highest ever levels as 9 out of 10 health professionals have clean hands Hand…
Children are getting more resistant to medicines, should we worry?
Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections in children are on the rise. A new study shows a 700% increase in MDR…
Simple act of hand washing the best first defence against infection
It’s the simplest method of infection control, it’s practically free and if it were always practised, it could save more…
HSE, with Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, launched updated Handbook
On May 5th, International Hand Hygiene Day, the Health Service Executive, with the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, launched…
SureWash supports 5 May 2015 SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands campaign
Good hand hygiene should be practised at all times especially in healthcare settings, however, the WHO has designated 5th May…
SureWash is off to it’s second Arab Health
The Arab Health Exhibition & Congress is the largest healthcare exhibition & medical congress in the Middle East. SureWash’s Sean…
IPS 2014 – The Highlights!
Some of the highlights of the IPS 2014 conference included a visit from Professor Grahame Ayliffe, he…
Visit SureWash at Infection Prevention Society Conference in Glasgow
Interest is high in technique training for hand hygiene! Everyone wants to see it in action. SureWash are attending our…
SureWash Supporting the KAMCJ Innovative Approach to Hand Hygiene Public Awareness
SureWash was recently invited by the King Abdullah Medical Complex, Jeddah, to join in their Hand Hygiene and Cough Etiquette showcase…
SureWash at the eHealth Forum Athens
SureWash was delighted to meet with Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President responsible for the Digital Agenda at the eHealth…
Hand Hygiene Day in Rotunda Hospital
We at SureWash were delighted to be involved in the Rotunda Hospital’s hand hygiene day today where our interactive technology…
Clean Hands Save Lives
Didier Pittet, a Swiss professor of medicine, an expert on the prevention of infections and on patient safety at Hôpitaux…
[VIDEO] Hand Hygiene Compliance Reduces Infection
Take a look at this video of Dr Colm Henry at The Royal College of Physicians Ireland. Dr. Henry is the…
SureWash Role In Hand Hygiene Compliance of 92%
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have responsibility for carrying out monitoring assessments in hospitals throughout Ireland. In October…
My 5 Moments Of Hand Hygiene
Here is a diagram illustrating the My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene approach as part of the World Health Organisations Save Lives: Clean…