UK infection societies' position statement on glove use in health and social care now published -https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170226001780?via%3DihubIt would be good to…
Calling all Occupational Therapists in the UK and internationally, students, apprentices and associates, if you are a member of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) you can join as many…
As part of our practice’s work towards sustainable healthcare, we have been looking at useful resources to help our team understand sustainability, climate change and the links with health and…
Hi Everyone,It would be great to collect some resources to inform decisions about single use versus reusable gowns.I've recently come across this paper which suggests that reusable are safer in…
If you use reusable tourniquets in your organisation do you have to deep clean them at the end of the day as well as clinell wiping between patients? I'm working with a team who have been advised to…
Hi. Do any Trusts allow in-patient phlebotomy to take bloods without aprons on? I'm working with a team whose SOP states they must wear aprons for all in-patient and they are struggling to get it…
New Case Study on Reducing Nitrous Oxide Waste in Dental SettingsI wanted to share a short case study from UCLH on reducing nitrous oxide waste in dental care.The team at the Royal National ENT and…
Dear Colleagues,I am looking to get hold of recent case studies of digital health technologies which demonstrate the triple bottom line is fulfilled - pathway changes would great and ones which show…
We're exploring which water sources are used for endoscopy in UK hospitals. We haven't identified clear guidance on whether water for flushing and bedside cleaning endoscopes needs to be sterile,…