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KCP Puts Infection Prevention Back
Into Nurses’ Hands Kimb erly-Clark P rofessional ( KCP ) has launched ‘ I nfection P rev ention
– I t’s I n Y our H ands’ which is a new, innov ativ e programme to help nurses and hospital staff eliminate skin irritation as a b arrier to good hand hygiene he programme consists of a holistic product range and educational materials, to help hospitals ensure that common skin prob lems, such as dermatitis, do not hamper the prevention of infections
S kin irritation is the numb er one reason for the failure of hand hygiene compliance in hospitals, leading to an increased risk of the spread of hospital acquired infections among patients, which costs Britain’s hospitals an estimated billion a year esearch shos that skin complaints are widespread in hospitals one in ve nurses in Britain – equiv alent to 8 0 , 0 0 0 – hav e reported work-related skin prob lems as a result of repeated hand ashing Meanwhile, 5 5 % of in-patient nurses and 6 5 % of I CU nurses hav e observable hand dermatitis
T he ‘ I nfection P rev ention – I t’s I n
Y our H ands’ programme from KCP has speci cally been developed to help hospitals improv e hand hygiene compliance and reduce the risk of s he ne range of colour- coded A Q UA RI US * D ispensers prov ides all the products required to follow the ‘ wash, dry, sanitise and condition’ protocol which KCP recommends t ill help nurses
and hospital staff to maintain high standards of hand hygiene while keeping their skin healthy
T he KL E E N E X ® Range contains:
• A gentle b ut effectiv e foam hand soap
• S oft folded or rolled hand towels that are kind to the skin
• A moisturising alcohol hand sanitiser that leav es the skin feeling soft
• A hand and b ody lotion that conditions the skin without leav ing it greasy
A complete educational programme is av ailab le to hospitals along with the new product range, to ensure that nurses, hospital staff, patients and
v isitors are made aware of the need to follo good hand hygiene practices KCP can support with assessing
the current knowledge of nurses on hand hygiene protocols v ia an online surv ey, followed b y a detailed training module to educate nurses on the risks of skin damage and how to comb at it can also help hospitals stage hand hygiene awareness days that create an opportunity to talk to staff about the issue
Marta L onghurst, E ME A T arget Market L eader for H ealthcare at KCP , said:
“ N urses and hospital staff appreciate the importance of good hand hygiene for patient safety, but often nd that due to the nature of their work they suffer from skin irritation ontinued use of skincare products aggrav ates the prob lem, b ut not using them compromises infection prevention
“ T he solution is to prov ide products that will not only clean and dry the hands, b ut care for them too – and this is why we hav e dev eloped our ne programme t ill help hospitals to train nurses and staff to follow the protocols that will ensure their hands are clean and in good condition at all times, ultimately reducing the risk of s
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