Hand Hygiene Compliance Score by Healthcare workers (Hand Hygiene)
Key Facts
What is this measure?
Hand Hygiene Indicator measures the percent of audited staff that follow hand hygiene procedures before and after contact with patients and their environment
How is this measure collected?
Observation audits are performed by secret choppers in all hospital units to ensure that all healthcare workers are compliant with hand hygiene procedures
Why are we measuring Hand Hygiene compliance score?
It is proven by literature that Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) rates are reduced as the hand hygiene compliance scores improves.
Results
How is KFSHRC doing with Hand Hygiene compliance score?
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
Save Lives Newsletters:
Clean Your Hands_Newsletter_January 2018
Clean Your Hands_Newsletter_February 2018
Clean Your Hands_Newsletter_March 2018
Clean Your Hands_Newsletter_April 2018
For more information visit the WHO website:
http://www.who.int/infection-prevention/campaigns/clean-hands/en/