SureWash Hand Hygiene Training Products

The proven way to reduce the human and financial cost of HAIs by up to 50%

SureWash ELITE

Our ELITE mobile unit is a compact, turnkey system that can be easily transferred through a facility. It offers training and follow-up for all healthcare staff.

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SureWash GO

Weighing just 4.5 kg the GO device is fully portable. In addition, it comes with its own molded case with custom foam for ease of transport.

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SureWash APP

SureWash APP provides mobile learning for the general public, organisations and healthcare staff and patients. Available through the Android and Apple stores.

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SureWash Hand Hygiene Training Products

The proven way to reduce the human and financial cost of HAIs by up to 50%

SureWash ELITE

Our ELITE mobile unit is a compact, turnkey system that can be easily transferred through a facility. It offers training and follow-up for all healthcare staff.

LEARN MORE

SureWash GO

Weighing just 4.5 kg the GO device is fully portable. In addition, it comes with its own molded case with custom foam for ease of transport.

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SureWash APP

SureWash APP provides mobile learning for the general public, organisations and healthcare staff and patients. Available through the Android and Apple stores.

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Overview

Features

Technology

FAQs

Facts & Stats

Documentation

Overview

Numerous clinical studies that have taken place worldwide emphasise the key role hand hygiene plays in infection control and its financial impact on hospitals. Most noteworthy, research indicates that up to half of HAI’s are as a result of poor hand hygiene.

SureWash has delivered increases in hand hygiene compliance rates by as much as 50%

SureWash comprises of three hand hygiene training products; the ELITE, the GO and the APP. Each product results in consistency of the standard of training received and training being available both day and night to suit the organisation’s needs. By gamifying the learning technique, SureWash encourages engagement and interaction in hand hygiene training. Therefore, muscle memory is developed, increasing hand hygiene compliance. Therefore, the spread of infection is reduced and patient outcomes are improved.

Overview

Numerous clinical studies that have taken place worldwide emphasise the key role hand hygiene plays in infection control and its financial impact on hospitals. Most noteworthy, research indicates that up to half of HAI’s are as a result of poor hand hygiene.

SureWash has delivered increases in hand hygiene compliance rates by as much as 50%

 SureWash comprises of three hand hygiene training products; the ELITE, the GO and the APP. Each product results in consistency of the standard of training received and training being available both day and night to suit the organisation’s needs. By gamifying the learning technique, SureWash encourages engagement and interaction in hand hygiene training. Therefore, muscle memory is developed, increasing hand hygiene compliance. As a result, the spread of infection is reduced and patient outcomes are improved.

Supports 4 of the 5 components of the WHO hand-hygiene strategy. (The 5th being alcohol based hand rub at every point of care).

SureWash’s measurement of each stage of hand hygiene reduces the potential of misinterpretation of correct technique.

SureWash’s real-time monitoring can identify staff members’ level of compliance and participation on an ongoing basis.

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Supports 4 of the 5 components of the WHO hand-hygiene strategy. (The 5th being alcohol based hand rub at every point of care).

SureWash’s measurement of each stage of hand hygiene reduces the potential of misinterpretation of correct technique.

SureWash’s real-time monitoring can identify staff members’ level of compliance and participation on an ongoing basis.

Read more key facts and stats

Benefits of using SureWash Products

The SureWash hand hygiene training products can drive fundamental improvement to your organisations infection control.

  • Reduces the incidence of HCAIs.

  • Develops muscle memory for life.

  • Improves compliance in hand hygiene.

  • Healthcare workers have more time to spend with patients.

  • Reduces the cost of training per person.

  • Improve patient outcomes.

  • Real time Reporting & Monitoring.

  • Audit compliant records for Quality Certification.

  • Self -training & Assessment.

  • Reduces the financial cost of HCAIs.

  • Reduced labour costs.

  • Portability for ease of access to training across multiple wards and locations.

  • Continuous training available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

  • Message customisation.

  • Patented World-leading Gesture Technology.

  • Short, sharp bursts of learning.

Benefits of using SureWash Products

The SureWash hand hygiene training products can drive fundamental improvement to your organisations infection control.

  • Reduces the incidence of HCAIs

  • Develops muscle memory for life

  • Improves compliance in hand hygiene

  • Healthcare workers have more time to spend with patients

  • Reduces the cost of training per person

  • Improve patient outcomes

  • Real time Reporting & Monitoring

  • Audit compliant records for Quality Certification

  • Self -training & Assessment

  • Reduces the financial cost of HCAIs

  • Reduced labour costs

  • Portability for ease of access to training across multiple wards and locations

  • Continuous training available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

  • Message customisation

  • Patented World-leading Gesture Technology

  • Short, sharp bursts of learning

What Our Clients Say…

' HMC uses SureWash as it provides us with a system which promotes and enhances education and compliance with Hand Hygiene throughout the hospital. - Chief Executive, the Hermitage Medical Clinic ' We love the SureWash machines! We have one in each of our main hospital sites. - HAI Patient Safety Co-ordinator, NHS Lothian. ' The device needed no training and staff used it unprompted… …61 staff used it on the Cardiac ward over a weekend. - Infection Control Team, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. ' We have adopted the SureWash system as an integral part of hand hygiene training and assessment for undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff. - Dublin Dental University Hospital, Executive Team. ' Managers and trainees find SureWash easy to use, especially because the visual display shows exactly what areas need improvement. - Vice President, Clinical Operations, Northwest Kidney Centre, Seattle, USA. ' SureWash provides us with clear evidence that staff undertaking the training have actively participated and demonstrated their knowledge around hand-washing. - Assistant Director Infection Prevention and Control,
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ' The beauty of SureWash is that it goes into wards and departments so that doctors, nurses and other staff can train and assess themselves when it is convenient. - The Trust’s Consultant Nurse in Infection Prevention and Control,
Ashford & St Peter’s Foundation, NHS Trust. ' Not another boring competency. SureWash uses an interactive video game system to improve hand hygiene skills. Staff love competing with each other and don’t even realize they are learning proper hand hygiene technique. - Nancy Vallande
Miriam Hospital, Providence ' [Our students] became very competitive and really learned the motions of proper hand hygiene. Many students, myself included, now find ourselves washing our hands the proper way every time. SureWash has created a fun way for students to engage, learn and fight the spread of infection. - Mary Showstark
Yale Medical School, New Haven

Features

Reporting suite

In order to automate reporting for administrators, identifying user’s level of compliance and participation on an ongoing basis, SureWash incorporates an RFID badge reader for staff log in and also a record management system. The SureWash Reporting Suite is a new addition to SureWash.Net which allows you to easily track staffs training data to assess their standard in hand hygiene technique. For example, it can highlight the degree of competency staff are demonstrating on a particular technique type on a universal / hospital wide or ward level / individual basis. The opportunity to compare data between different wards and different teams of staff is also available.

To view Sample Reports click here

Tailored Content

All SureWash hand hygiene training products connect to the SureWash.NET platform. The Reporting Suite gives you comprehensive, customizable views of your SureWash training data. This data can be filtered based on different SureWash machines, staff departments, staff roles, and date range. Each Report View can also be exported into PDF or Excel format for printing, archiving, or further processing.

SureWash.NET not only provides access to the reporting suite, but also incorporates quizzes which provide instant feedback regarding the standard of knowledge in the organisation; allowing you to address the gaps in learning. Furthermore, lessons are available on PowerPoint presentation to deliver short, sharp bursts of learning to users. Both the quizzes and lessons can be customised and tailored to the organisations requirements to maximize learning and engagement.

Gamification

By incorporating gamification and e-learning techniques (lessons and quizzes) into the training process, healthcare staff are more engaged in the learning. Therefore, this helps to develop muscle memory for life. Compliance with the five moments is increased as users are more confident and faster using the technique when it is in muscle memory. Also, goals and an associated leader board can be used to drive local contest and challenges which also motivates engagement and enthusiasm during training.

Compliance & Certification

Hand hygiene training records are automatically saved for internal reporting or reporting to external bodies. This is as a result of SureWash products being linked to our online monitoring system. Furthermore, individual PDF certificates of compliance with hand hygiene training can also be generated for users on www.surewash.net with your organisation’s logo.

Secure Data stored in the cloud for ease of access

All of the data is stored securely within the units themselves. However, by signing up to our Cloud solution, you have immediate access at all times to records updated in real time.

Hand hygiene improvement among patients and visitors

Infection control is a shared concern. As a result, the SureWash system can be used to engage patients and family members in a conversation about hand hygiene and infection control issues. Due to the gamifying of the learning experience, patients find the training products and engagement a positive experience. Furthermore, an associated range of signage can be used to engage users in independent learning kiosks.

Technology

Hand Hygiene meets Augmented Reality

To aid the hand hygiene training, SureWash products use a combination of e-learning, gamification and patented gesture recognition technology. The SureWash system is physically present in the hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The gesture recognition technology evaluates the users hand washing technique in a structured series of washing methodologies. As a result, this ensures that hand hygiene is performed according to the WHO Hand Hygiene technique.

Through ongoing, day-to-day hand hygiene training, users very quickly progress to the highest standards of hand hygiene management through muscle memory learning. Clinical trials conducted in real world scenarios concluded that the use of gaming technology not only improved technique, but also had a positive impact on compliance with overall hand hygiene. This was measured by monthly audits of ‘5 moments’ using WHO recommended audit tool.

Technology

Hand Hygiene meets Augmented Reality

To aid the hand hygiene training, SureWash products use a combination of e-learning, gamification and patented gesture recognition technology. The SureWash system is physically present in the hospital 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The gesture recognition technology evaluates the users hand washing technique in a structured series of washing methodologies. As a result, this ensures that hand hygiene is performed according to the WHO Hand Hygiene technique.

Through ongoing, day-to-day hand hygiene training, users very quickly progress to the highest standards of hand hygiene management through muscle memory learning. Clinical trials conducted in real world scenarios concluded that the use of Gaming technology not only improved technique, but also had a positive impact on compliance with overall hand hygiene. This was measured by monthly audits of ‘5 moments’ using WHO recommended audit tool.

How it works

The live video image is shown to users on a large screen and the image overlaid with real time feedback on their progress (augmented reality). In addition to measuring the motions of the hands in accordance with the WHO protocol, the hand hygiene training products can identify if staff are “bare to the elbow”. This information along with user’s level of progress can be tracked on SureWash.NET to reach hand hygiene proficiency.

How it works

The live video image is shown to users on a large screen and the image overlaid with real time feedback on their progress (augmented reality). In addition to measuring the motions of the hands in accordance with the WHO protocol, the hand hygiene training products can identify if staff are “bare to the elbow”. This information along with user’s level of progress can be tracked on SureWash.NET to reach hand hygiene proficiency.

FAQs

SureWash is the only technology scientifically validated to train on the WHO hand hygiene protocol (Stewardson et al., 2014, RCSI paper). As part of a multi-modal campaign it has been shown to improve the bacterial load on hands and the “5 moments” compliance (Higgins & Hannan, 2013). Most noteworthy, the WHO hand hygiene protocol has been shown to be more than twice as effective at killing germs in comparison to normal unstructured hand hygiene (GCU paper).

SureWash is the only technology scientifically validated to train on the WHO hand hygiene protocol (HUG paper, RCSI paper). As part of a multi-modal campaign it has been shown to improve the bacterial load on hands and the “5 moments” compliance (Mater paper). The WHO hand hygiene protocol has been shown to more than twice as effective at killing germs as normal unstructured hand hygiene (GCU paper).

There are multiple examples of people who currently use SureWash to deliver best in class hand hygiene risk management. These testimonials are featured on t the About page.

SureWash uses cutting edge games technology and innovative learning approaches to deliver scientifically validated learning outcomes in hand hygiene. The incremental difficulty levels and the “Practice-Rest-Repeat” learning approach used in SureWash delivers optimal learning and retention of good hand hygiene skill.

The traditional “glow box” approach uses gel coverage as a proxy for effectiveness but scientific results show it is actually a poor proxy for microbiological effectiveness as friction is needed (GCU paper). Therefore, the glow box learning approach is not suited to training a psychomotor skill.

SureWash aims to be a best in class hand hygiene training simulator and is guided by the latest scientific literature. We know that hand hygiene is important for removing germs but if done poorly, parts of the hands are missed and the pathogens survive.

SureWash uses advanced sensors and typical game elements such as real-time feedback, formative and summative scoring, incremental difficulty levels and micro-learning quizzes to harness people’s competitive streaks. As a result, this structure builds a good-natured competitive atmosphere in hand hygiene and infection control to encourage engagement and interaction in training.

SureWash provides specialized training that explicitly empowers patients and visitors to train in infection prevention alongside staff. Children in particular love to use SureWash. Empowering patients and visitors with knowledge of Infection Prevention allows them to be active participants in their care. Therefore, they can play their part in reducing the risk of HAIs in hospitals and reduces the risk of infections when they get home.

To support the integration of the SureWash system we provide one day of on-site consulting to train staff on design and implementation of their Hand Hygiene program. For three years post sales, SureWash provides remote system support via the Internet. In addition, SureWash will provide new learning features each year via annual updates of the software.

SureWash is highly customisable to the individual needs of the IPC team or the administration itself. Firstly, the micro-learning quizzes can be written by the IPC team using an online tool at www.surewash.NET. The quiz is designed online and then loaded onto the SureWash units via WIFI or using a special USB key. Results from these custom quizzes are included in the standard SureWash reports. SureWash has a number of ways in which administrators can customise the protocol. The system can optionally enforce “bare to the elbow” by detecting sleeves and large watches. The system can also add an additional step of wrist cleaning which is standard practice in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Secondly, the graphics displayed on the system “home screen” can be customised to acknowledge sponsors, etc and to drive engagement via leader-boards and goal targets. Thirdly, SureWash can be further customised to deliver the core learning content in multiple languages. In addition to English, language packs are available in French, Spanish and German. New languages can be developed on request.

For three years post sales, SureWash provides remote system support via the Internet and telephone. SureWash will provide new learning features each year via annual updates of the software.

Staff have a number of ways to log into SureWash. SureWash can use a hospital’s RFID identity cards to allow staff to log in. Otherwise, staff can use the touch screen keyboard to type a username (e.g. their email address or staff ID number).

SureWash provides comprehensive reports on who has trained, their pass rates, the poses proving difficult, the time of day training has occurred etc. Reports can optionally show a photograph of the hands to verify compliance with nail and jewelry guidelines. The reports can be used for internal reporting for Infection Prevention and Control or Quality Control purposes or to provide data to regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, CQC, etc. These reports are available in Microsoft Excel format allowing them to be incorporated into other documents and the raw data is available for further analysis or research purposes. As a result, SureWash can provide a summary of the activity level of each system via email to a nominated contact in each hospital.

The main way that SureWash can be customised is that the micro-learning quizzes can be written by the IPC team using an online tool at www.surewash.net. The quiz is designed online and then loaded onto the SureWash units using a special USB key. Results from these custom quizzes are included in the standard SureWash reports. SureWash has a number of ways in which administrators can customise the protocol. The system can optionally enforce “bare to the elbow” by detecting sleeves and large watches. In addition, the system can add an additional step of wrist cleaning which is standard practice in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Some of the graphics displayed on the system “home screen” can be customised to acknowledge sponsors, etc. furthermore, SureWash can be customised to deliver the core learning content in multiple languages. In additional to English, language packs are available in French, Spanish and German. New languages can be developed on request.

View the Manual here.

View the Terms and conditions of sales here

FAQs

Hand hygiene training is time consuming to deliver, hard to standardize and it can be difficult to generate staff enthusiasm to attend a class. SureWash is a mobile system that brings training to the staff no matter where they are in the hospital. Furthermore, SureWash uses gesture recognition technology to automate the training, allowing staff, patients and visitors to train independently at any time of the day or night.

SureWash is the only technology scientifically validated to train on the WHO hand hygiene protocol (Stewardson et al., 2014, RCSI paper). As part of a multi-modal campaign it has been shown to improve the bacterial load on hands and the “5 moments” compliance (Higgins & Hannan, 2013). Most noteworthy, the WHO hand hygiene protocol has been shown to be more than twice as effective at killing germs in comparison to normal unstructured hand hygiene (GCU paper).

There are multiple examples of people who currently use SureWash to deliver best in class hand hygiene risk management. This is featured on the About page.

SureWash uses cutting edge games technology and innovative learning approaches to deliver scientifically validated learning outcomes in hand hygiene. The incremental difficulty levels and the “Practice-Rest-Repeat” learning approach used in SureWash delivers optimal learning and retention of good hand hygiene skill.

The traditional “glow box” approach uses gel coverage as a proxy for effectiveness but scientific results show it is actually a poor proxy for microbiological effectiveness as friction is needed (GCU paper). Therefore, the glow box learning approach is not suited to training a psychomotor skill.

As a result, SureWash aims to be a best in class hand hygiene training simulator and is guided by the latest scientific literature. We know that hand hygiene is important for removing germs. However, if done poorly, parts of the hands are missed and the pathogens survive.

SureWash uses advanced sensors and typical game elements such as real-time feedback, formative and summative scoring, incremental difficulty levels and micro-learning quizzes to harness people’s competitive streaks. As a result, this structure builds a good-natured competitive atmosphere in hand hygiene and infection control to encourage engagement and interaction in training.

SureWash provides specialized training that explicitly empowers patients and visitors to train in infection prevention alongside staff. Children in particular love to use SureWash. Empowering patients and visitors with knowledge of Infection Prevention allows them to be active participants in their care. Therefore they can play their part in reducing the risk of HAIs in hospitals and reduces the risk of infections when they get home.

To support the integration of the SureWash system we provide one day of on-site consulting to train staff on design and implementation of their Hand Hygiene and infection control risk management program and launch SureWash to the hospital site. For three years post sales SureWash provides remote system support via the Internet. SureWash will provide new learning features each year via annual updates of the software.

SureWash is highly customisable to the individual needs of the IPC team or the administration itself. Firstly the micro-learning quizzes can be written by the IPC team using an online tool at www.surewash.net. The quiz is designed online and then loaded onto the SureWash units via WIFI or using a special USB key. Results from these custom quizzes are included in the standard SureWash reports. SureWash has a number of ways in which administrators can customise the protocol. The system can optionally enforce “bare to the elbow” by detecting sleeves and large watches. The system can also add an additional step of wrist cleaning which is standard practice in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Secondly, the graphics displayed on the system “home screen” can be customised to acknowledge sponsors, etc and to drive engagement via leader-boards and goal targets. Thirdly, SureWash can be further customised to deliver the core learning content in multiple languages. In addition to English, language packs are available in French, Spanish and German. New languages can be developed on request.

For three years post sales, SureWash provides remote system support via the Internet and telephone. In addition, SureWash will provide new learning features each year via annual updates of the software.

Staff have a number of ways to log into SureWash. SureWash can use a hospital’s RFID identity cards to allow staff to log in. Otherwise, staff can use the touch screen keyboard to type a username (e.g. their email address or staff ID number).

SureWash provides comprehensive reports on who has trained, their pass rates, the poses proving difficult, the time of day training has occurred etc. Reports can optionally show a photograph of the hands to verify compliance with nail and jewelry guidelines. The reports can be used for internal reporting for Infection Prevention and Control or Quality Control purposes or to provide data to regulatory bodies such as Joint Commission, CQC, etc. These reports are available in Microsoft Excel format allowing them to be incorporated into other documents and the raw data is available for further analysis or research purposes. As a result, SureWash can provide a summary of the activity level of each system via email to a nominated contact in each hospital.

The main way that SureWash can be customised is that the micro-learning quizzes can be written by the IPC team using an online tool at www.surewash.net. The quiz is designed online and then loaded onto the SureWash units using a special USB key. Results from these custom quizzes are included in the standard SureWash reports. SureWash has a number of ways in which administrators can customise the protocol. The system can optionally enforce “bare to the elbow” by detecting sleeves and large watches. The system can also add an additional step of wrist cleaning which is standard practice in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Some of the graphics displayed on the system “home screen” can be customised to acknowledge sponsors, etc. SureWash can be further customised to deliver the core learning content in multiple languages. In additional to English, language packs are available in French, Spanish and German. New languages can be developed on request.

View the Manual here.

View the Terms and conditions of sales here

Documentation

Here are links to the documentation for all our different products.

SureWash ELITE

SureWash GO

SureWash.NET

Key Facts and Stats

Facts and stats on the importance of hand hygiene in the medical sector.

The number of people dying worldwide from preventable Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) is comparable to a 747 aircraft full of passengers crashing every two days according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

World Health Organisation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA estimates that 100,000 Americans die each year from infections acquired in hospitals. It also estimates that in America alone treating such HAIs costs $45 billion a year.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In the developed world, HAI affect 5% to 11% of hospital in-patients. A typical 250-bed hospital will accommodate approximately 21,000 in-patients per year and can expect to have between 1,050 and 2,310 infections per year.

World Health Organisation

The direct medical cost of treating each infection ranges between €3,700 and €5,000. Therefore,  the resulting annual cost to a 250-bed hospital is between €4m and €11m a year. However, this cost does not include the lost revenue due to cancelled operations and reduced bed capacity.

World Health Organisation

The WHO estimate that 50% of these infections could be prevented through better hand-hygiene, therefore a model hospital could both improve patient outcomes and save between €2m and €5.5m every year by implementing an effective hand-hygiene programme.

World Health Organisation

There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that HAI infections are transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers. Approximately 50% of these infections are preventable through better hand-hygiene (WHO 2009) (JCI 2010).

Didier Pittet 2006

A WHO analysis has shown that there is, on average, 38% compliance with hand-hygiene guidelines and that staff overestimate their own knowledge and competence.

World Health Organisation

In a recent study at an NHS hospital, SureWash technology led to a doubling of the number of hand-hygiene events per patient day. Furthermore, it improved compliance with the recommended WHO six-pose hand-hygiene technique by more than seven times.

Ghosh 2011