Now wash your hands? A survey of hospital handwashing facilities

Authors
Kesavan, S Barodawala, S Mulley, GP
Citation
S. Kesavan et al., Now wash your hands? A survey of hospital handwashing facilities, J HOSP INF, 40(4), 1998, pp. 291-293
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
ISSN journal
01956701 → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
291 - 293
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6701(199812)40:4<291:NWYHAS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We studied the adequacy of handwashing facilities on elderly-care wards in seven UK hospitals. We found 10.9% of sinks were inaccessible, 12% of sinks did not have any cleansing agent, 93.2% of ward sinks and 79% of treatment room sinks had no antiseptic agent. We conclude that in our survey, handwa shing facilities were inadequate and have suggested a standard checklist fo r hospital sinks.