This series of quick-start guides has been developed to help people to rapidly understand and implement the essential elements. Implementing the tasks in these guides will help to ensure that the essential elements are in operation and working effectively.

This infographic summarises the most recent hand hygiene compliance audit data and is for use in your local World Hand Hygiene Day activities.

This hand hygiene quiz is for use by healthcare workers including infection prevention and control leads in your local World Hand Hygiene Day activities.  

You can use this quiz as a tool to help reinforce hand hygiene practices among colleagues in your healthcare setting.                        

This poster about the steps for hand washing can be used in your local World Hand Hygiene Day activities.

This poster can be displayed above hand washing sinks in your healthcare setting or workplace to show that there are five easy steps for hand washing.  

Everyone can help to improve hand hygiene and reduce the spread of infection.

This hand hygiene quiz with answers is for use by healthcare workers including infection prevention and control leads in your local World Hand Hygiene Day activities.  

You can use this quiz as a tool to help reinforce hand hygiene practices among colleagues in your healthcare setting. 

This presentation can be used to support healthcare workers to learn about the importance of hand hygiene on World Hand Hygiene Day.

This issue includes items on pneumonia, infections, health worker wellbeing, diagnostic error in mental health, falls prevention, medication safety, COVID-19, and more. 

Also covered are the latest from Clinical Communiqué, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, and Australian Health Review along with the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.