Hand hygiene: a way out of the deadlock
Stella C. Stevens A C and Claire L. M. Scott B
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A School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Bag 96, Clinical School, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.
B SLHD Oral Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia. Email: clmscott@gmail.com
C Corresponding author. Email: stella.stevens@utas.edu.au
Australian Health Review 36(4) 363-364 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH11105
Submitted: 1 November 2011 Accepted: 19 April 2012 Published: 10 September 2012
Abstract
Hospital-acquired infection costs money and lives. Improving compliance with hand hygiene is proving an intractable problem as initial gains often lack sustainability. A growing field of research suggests that health service managers may have a critical role in dealing with this issue, which crosses all professional boundaries.
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