Nurses who wash their uniforms at home may be unknowingly contributing to the spread of deadly hospital superbugs, warns a new study. Home washing machines fail to remove antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...

Researchers tracked alcohol-based handrub use for six months through an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system. Hand hygiene product use and total hours worked were calculated for staff to ...

A lack of appropriate changing facilities at work means some nurses and other health professionals in England are unable to wash their uniforms “safely” and in line with national guidance, according ...