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Hand hygiene in Healthcare
20.November.2020
Hand hygiene in the healthcare sector has always been an important issue that ranks highly when it comes to keeping patients and staff safe. But, with the devastating effects of COVID-19 hitting the sector like a whirlwind that continues to rage, hand hygiene is now back on the radar and is of paramount importance. From staff to patients and equipment...
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How to Wash Your Hands Properly
19.November.2020
Should I wash my hands or use hand sanitiser? If you have the option to wash your hands, research suggests this is the recommended solution for best hand hygeine. In a new study published by mSphere, researchers found that hand-washing under running water removed the flu virus from hands faster than did a dab of alcohol sanitizer, as previous studies...
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How Can Good Hand Hygiene Reduce Spread of Norovirus?
17.November.2020
Reducing the spread of Norovirus? It's in your hands. What is Norovirus? Norovirus can be extremely unpleasant but it usually clears up by itself in a few days. The norovirus is a particularly contagious bug that affects over a million Brits each year, and causes up to two days of diarrhoea and projectile vomiting as well as fluey symptoms.The Norovirus...
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The dangers of alcohol-based hand sanitiser
15.November.2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a challenge that scientists, politicians, medical staff and the general public have been rising to for months now. Advice on how to stay safe has been controversial and often confusing but one thing is clear; alcohol based hand sanitisers are deemed to be ineffective and full of potential dangers. With an alcohol content of between...
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The importance of Hand Hygiene during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
13.November.2020
According to the centres for disease control & prevention, hand washing is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection. Our hands touch many different things throughout the day, most of which are harmless but there are things out there that can make us ill. Hand washing is the first line of defence against...
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Teabag boxes contain MORE germs than a toilet seat - SHOCK study of office hygiene reveals
01.October.2020
BOXES of teabags contain 17 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, according to a new study of cleanliness in the workplace Research by hygiene experts at Initial Washroom Hygiene found that boxes or tins of teabags in the average workplace contain bacterial readings of a massive 3,785. A normal bacterial reading for a loo seat is just over 220,...
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