Guidance cards explaining how staff should wash their hands have been sent to healthcare providers across the UK.
The guidance was produced by the National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Scotland, Northern Ireland's Department of Health and the Infection Prevention Society for infection control week, from 20-24 October.
See the NPSA's recent alert on the subject at www.npsa.nhs.uk
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