A recently published study by researchers at the Royal Free Hospital, London, found a significant drop off in hand hygiene compliance when gloves are used. Within your healthcare facility, how confident are you that staff members adhere to the guidelines of performing hand hygiene before and after using gloves?

Take our OSHA Healthcare Advisor Weekly Poll and let us know.

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Weekly poll: Hand hygiene and glove use

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December 1, 2011

A recently published study by researchers at the Royal Free Hospital, London, found a significant drop off in hand hygiene compliance when gloves are used. Within your healthcare facility, how confident are you that staff members adhere to the guidelines of performing hand hygiene before and after using gloves?

Take our OSHA Healthcare Advisor Weekly Poll and let us know.


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