Webinar recording: Highlighting quality improvement in the hand hygiene programme
Good hand hygiene is one of the simplest, most effective ways to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections, which makes it a key patient safety priority.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission (Te Tāhū Hauora) has led Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ), a national quality improvement programme to improve hand hygiene practice in Te Whatu Ora districts and private surgical hospitals throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. The programme is part of the Te Tāhū Hauora infection prevention and control programme, which aims to reduce the harm and cost of healthcare-associated infections.
HHNZ uses the World Health Organization’s multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy to drive culture change and establish best hand hygiene practice for every patient, every time.
In this webinar, presented as part of World Hand Hygiene Day activities, three speakers shared their organisation’s quality improvement projects that have been implemented successfully as part of a local HHNZ programme.
Welcome and introduction to World Hand Hygiene Day 2023
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Take a moment — a different approach to hand hygiene strategies
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Waitaha Canterbury Hand Hygiene Programme Improvements
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Hand Hygiene New Zealand - a quality improvement programme
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Hand Hygiene - Safe care in our hands
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Online learning opportunities
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Wrap up and closing
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