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Hand Hygiene Compliance                               2/7/08

The latest National Hand Hygiene NHS Campaign Compliance with Hand Hygiene Audit Report reveals that NHS Western Isles has continued to make considerable progress in relation to hand hygiene rules.

NHS Western Isles staff are to be congratulated for reaching 96% hand hygiene compliance during the 1st quarter period (5th to 16th May 2008).

Thanks to the continued efforts of staff, the Board has again exceeded the target of at least 90% compliance by November 2008.

NHS Western Isles continues to be one of the top three Boards for hand hygiene compliance (together with NHS Forth Valley and NHS Orkney).

Chair John Angus MacKay stated: "I would like to applaud the efforts of NHS Western Isles staff for reaching 96% hand hygiene compliance, which is a considerable achievement. I am confident that, with the continued support of staff, we will continue to improve on this level of compliance. Good hand hygiene is widely acknowledged as being one of the most important ways of preventing avoidable Healthcare Associated Infections.”