Re: Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Each time a healthcare worker stops to wash, gel, or foam their hands, it takes time. Maybe only a short time on each occasion; but the occasions can add up to a considerable period of time over the day.
McCartney has recently pointed out the increased risk to patients associated with poor staffing.[1] It seems very likely that excellent hand hygiene will be one of the first consequences of poor staffing levels, regardless of other factors.
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Re: Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis
Each time a healthcare worker stops to wash, gel, or foam their hands, it takes time. Maybe only a short time on each occasion; but the occasions can add up to a considerable period of time over the day.
McCartney has recently pointed out the increased risk to patients associated with poor staffing.[1] It seems very likely that excellent hand hygiene will be one of the first consequences of poor staffing levels, regardless of other factors.
1. McCartney M. Margaret McCartney: Taking patient safety seriously means minimum staffing levels. BMJ 2015;351. (http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3903).
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