Resource library Whare rauemi

A pamphlet on hand hygiene

Hand Hygiene New Zealand promotional resource: Patient stories.

This document describes the findings of a literature review conducted as part of a wider review of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) programme.

Information from organisations including the Ministry of Health, on hand hygiene practices for staff and children in schools.

The Hand Hygiene New Zealand education toolkit has been developed to provide district health board hand hygiene coordinators, champions and others, with a range of ideas and activities for delivering hand hygiene education to health care workers.

Having clean hands before and after contact with patients is one of the most important things health care workers can do to prevent infections. In this video clinicians discuss the '5 moments for hand hygiene' and why hand hygiene is important.

Hand Hygiene New Zealand data observation data collection form.

The hand hygiene communication toolkit provides district health board staff with a range of ideas and guidance to promote hand hygiene and to engage health care workers to improve their practice.

This document summarises the findings of a survey conducted between June and August 2022 as part of a wider review of the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme.

This document provides a practical guide to implementing the Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme within DHBs in New Zealand.