Germs. Wash your hands of them Information on Scotland's National Hand Hygiene Campaign

This campaign has been developed in conjunction with the Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Taskforce within the Scottish Government Health Directorate. The HAI Task Force, led by the Chief Medical Officer, was established in 2003 and is responsible for tackling HAI through a comprehensive, coherent, wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary approach The campaign has now entered its second phase and is due to run until March 2011.  Its main aims are: 1. To provide the Scottish Government Healthcare Directorate (SGHD) with quarterly hand hygiene audit reports, from July 2008 until January 2009, and then bi-monthly thereafter. 2. To support NHS Boards as they work to achieve at least 90% Hand Hygiene Compliance by November 2008 through provision of expertise and relevant, approved materials until completion of the project. 3. To support NHS Boards as they work to achieve a zero tolerance to non-compliance with hand hygiene from January 2009 onwards through provision of expertise and relevant, approved materials until completion of the project. In addition to this a public media campaign was launched in January 2009, with a professional campaign being launched in March 2009 and updates of material in 2010 Includes links to: - What's New FAQs Top 5 Links How to your wash hands