National Hand Hygiene Initiative Implementation Guide

Topics covered in the NHHI Implementation Guide include:

• Requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and the National Primary and Community Care Standards in relation to hand hygiene
• Use of alcohol-based hand rubs
• Hand hygiene and infection prevention and control education
• Hand Hygiene Auditor and Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator training pathways and revalidation requirements
• Direct observational auditing of hand hygiene compliance
• The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene and audit roles
• Other strategies for monitoring hand hygiene compliance
• Audit data submission, validation and reporting
• Targeted opportunities for improving hand hygiene compliance
• The Hand Hygiene Compliance Application (HHCApp) and other tools for hand hygiene editing
• The NHHI Learning Management System (LMS) for hand hygiene auditor training