Well done Jennifer and all in Thurles! #AMRIC Eimear Brannigan 😷🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧 HSE Mid West Community Healthcare Mary O’Dwyer Barbara Slevin

To mark #WorldHandHygieneDay IPC staff from HSE Community Healthcare West & saoltagroup set up a stand at Merlin Park University Hospital to share their knowledge on #HandHygiene in an effort to stop the spread of harmful germs in healthcare.
Happy to have John Fitzmaurice, Chief Officer pop along

Of course 5 May also marked World Hand Hygiene Day 🙌
I cannot stress enough the importance of practicing effective hand hygiene to everyone, staff/patients/visitors, in all healthcare settings.
This is the single most important thing we can all do to protect ourselves & others

Infection Prevention & Control team HSE Community Healthcare West celebrating #WorldHandHygieneDay with staff in the newly opened Joe&Helen O'Toole Community Nursing Unit Tuam. This day & everyday whether at home, at work or in clinical settings #CleanHands
Bernard Gloster Stephen Donnelly Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland

As part of World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5th), Hand Hygiene Awareness Campaign was conducted in different services in CHODNCC.

From Left to Right: Vahida Anandan, Suja George, Rosin Ryan, Deirdre OConnell, Margaret Donnelly, Sinead ONeill9, Nora Dwyer and Joji Paul.

Hand hygiene continues to be an essential skill for all, in combating healthcare associated infection. Joined Dept of Nursing and Midwifery, UL Mairéad Hussey Dr. Kevin Johnson in supporting World Health Organization (WHO) in focusing attention

Love the photos Clontarf Hospital increasing importance of hand hygiene, #AMRIC , Eimear Brannigan 😷🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧 Barbara Slevin Sinead O'Neill

Well done to everyone involved in DAY 1 of World Hand Hygiene Day CUH. Started with launch of 'Gloves off' campaign in St Finbarrs and some interactive Pediatric sessions- some fab children championing hand hygiene out there #CUH #Handhygiene #cleanhands

Hand hygiene 🤲🧼 is the single most important intervention to prevent the transmission of infection 🦠
Our amazing IP+C team St. John's Hospital, Limerick showcasing #handhygiene , one of the most important indicators for quality and patient safety in healthcare ✅ Eileen Hayes

The Infection Prevention & Control Team and the Occupational Health & Well Being Department had a stand in the canteen today prompting hand hygiene compliance and hand care. Thank you to everyone who called.
Working together to Fight Infection.

Our Infection Prevention Control team emphasised the important role of #handhygiene at an awareness event in UHL today to mark #WorldHandHygieneDay this Sunday. Cleaning your hands is the easiest way to avoid infections.
#HandHygiene #BacktoBasics #AMRIC

Did you know? Cleaning your hands is one of the best ways to prevent picking up infections. You can use soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitiser: bit.ly/3JLTYPW

#HandHygiene | #BackToBasics

Preventing infection is the most important strategy against Sepsis.
Supporting my incredible IP&C colleagues UL Hospitals who are raising awareness for World hand hygiene day & it's vital role in preventing infection.
@who World Sepsis Day HSE Ireland Declan Mc Namara
#HandHygiene #CleanHands

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day. Many common infections can be prevented by cleaning your hands regularly with soap and water or alcohol hand sanitiser. It’s a life-saving habit worth practicing. bit.ly/4bn2z7v
#HandHygiene

On International #HandHygiene Day thank you to all our role models in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) who provide leadership in promoting #HandHygiene
#IPC #TUHWorkingTogether

Celebrating WHO International Hand Hygiene Day in Thurles Primary Care Centre today! A great refresher on hand hygiene technique and lots of interest in the quiz run by the Community Intervention Team, fingers crossed for all the entries! #infectionprevention #cleanhands

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day. Today, and every day, please remember to clean your hands regularly. If you don’t have access to soap and water, use hand sanitizer. Good hand hygiene helps to protect us from illness by preventing the spread of germs. #CleanHandsSaveLives

'Small steps lead to big changes' IPC Ireland National Conference, Friday 3rd May, Cowne Plaza Hotel, Dubli National Ambulance Service 🇮🇪🚑 Anu binu Barbara Slevin Barbara Slevin Caoimhe Finn Beaumont Hospital IPC Prof. Fidelma Fitzpatrick Gwen Regan HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) HSE Ireland Infection Prevention and Control #TUH Irish Society of Clinical Microbiologists JulieRenwick TCDClinicalMed

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