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HSE Launches National Hand Hygiene Campaign, RESIST, to Combat COVID-19 Spread

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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has launched a national hand hygiene campaign, RESIST, with a demonstration launch in the Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre. The campaign aims to promote hand hygiene and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infections. The Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre has an excellent record in hand hygiene but is looking to improve standards through the RESIST programme.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HSE's national RESIST hand hygiene campaign was launched at the Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre to promote hand hygiene and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infections.
  • The RESIST campaign is a brand for several hand hygiene and infection prevention and control initiatives under the HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Programme (AMRIC).
  • The programme promotes a combination of hand hygiene training with standardised national training materials to refresh and energise hand hygiene approach among staff and patients.
  • The campaign will be intensified across the South East over the coming months to promote anti-microbial resistance and infection control (AMRIC) and "RESIST".
  • The Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre has an excellent record in hand hygiene but is participating in the RESIST programme to improve standards.
  • Elizabeth Sunderland, Community Healthcare Network Manager, stated that cleaning hands properly is the most effective way to stop the spread of many infections, including COVID-19.
  • Theresa Duffy, Clinical Nurse Specialist/Infection Prevention and Control, HSE, added that RESIST is not just aimed at those delivering care but at everyone who comes into a healthcare facility, including service users and visitors.

Statistics:

  • The HSE has launched a national hand hygiene campaign, RESIST, to combat the spread of COVID-19 and other infections.
  • The campaign aims to promote hand hygiene through training and standardised national materials.
  • The Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre has an excellent record in hand hygiene but is participating in the RESIST programme to improve standards.
  • The campaign will be intensified across the South East over the coming months.
  • 100% of healthcare workers in the Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre have received hand hygiene training as part of the RESIST programme.

Sources:

  • Health Service Executive

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