Reducing Glove Use in the ED | Sustainable Healthcare Networks Hub

PPE has a huge environmental (and financial) cost. During the COVID pandemic we normalised the universal use of PPE, but now we need to think about how we can safely rationalise our use.

Starting with glove use - I've seen a CSH case report from Swansea NICU 2022 and this initiative from Sussex hospital but nothing ED specific.

Has anyone any up to date information about our current glove use and carbon/financial costs?
Has anyone tried to do this, post-pandemic in an ED setting?
How did you respond to IPC or staff concerns?
Would anyone be interested in developing resources?

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Rebecca Rhodes • 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing! especially excited about the 'gloves off' report for NICU/SCBU.

Happy to share some 'gloves off' posters that have been produced by NHSE if you would like them - email me at rebecca.rhodes4@nhs.net

Frances Balmer • 1 year ago

Thanks Rebecca - have emailed you.

Hayley Millar • 1 year ago

Hi Rebecca,

Would you be happy if I also made contact to take a look at these posters? There is a real interest in reducing our glove is post pandemic

Hayley

Frances Balmer • 1 year ago

Have since come across this resource:

ppe.qilearning.england.nhs.uk

NHS eLearning module - it has some great resources for disseminating. Free to anyone with an NHS email

Tim Spruell • 1 year ago

The RCN Make One Change video is also available publicly which might be a useful resource.

https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved/Campaign-with-us/Glove-awareness

Rhea Conn • 1 year ago

Hi I'm running an audit on glove use in critical care which we are using as a pilot - if sucessful it will be used trust wide (similar to the hand hygiene audit. There is also this article if you haven't seen it already which has the carbon footprint of each item on: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01410768211001583

Frances Balmer • 1 year ago

Thanks Rhea - that's really useful. Especially the journal article

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