UK: Challenge hospital staff about handwashing, advises trust boss - (Echo News)
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People concerned about hospital cleanliness are being urged to challenge health workers on whether they have washed their hands.
Andrew Pike, chief executive of South East Essex Primary Care Trust, was cited as saying huge efforts were being made to reduce the spread of the infections MRSA and C.Diff at Southend Hospital, adding, “The best way to reduce infections is strict adherence to good basic clinical practice, with hand washing being the most important.
We would encourage people using health services to question any healthcare worker, whether in hospital or the community, if they have washed their hands. We also ask that visitors to the hospital wash their hands and do not attend the hospital if they are suffering from coughs, colds or other infections.”
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