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This Guide supports implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and supplements the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare for the aged care workforce and those providing care for older people.

On World Hand Hygiene Day this Sunday 5 May, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) urges Australians to continue to practise good hand hygiene as the first-line defence to reduce the spread of harmful germs.

Practising good hand hygiene remains as important as ever, according to infectious diseases physician Professor Peter Collignon AM, Senior Medical Advisor for the Commission.  

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 factsheet provides an introduction to data validation for infection surveillance.

This response to frequently asked questions (FAQ) shows Administrators how to manage auditors for their organisation.

This guide provides instructions for National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) Learning Management System (LMS) Region Administrators on how to:

• Check their learners’ progress in the hand hygiene auditor training pathways 
• Enrol them in the relevant modules, training pathways and assessments.

This guide provides instructions for National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) Learning Management System (LMS) Organisation Administrators on how to:

• Check their learners’ progress in the hand hygiene auditor training pathways 
• Enrol them in the relevant modules, training pathways and assessments.

Connecting NHHI LMS and HHCApp profiles is important as it automates the annual auditor validation process.

Connecting NHHI LMS and HHCApp profiles is important to automate the annual auditor validation process.

This presentation provides healthcare workers with an introduction to the basics of hand hygiene, why it is important for the prevention of infections, and patient and healthcare worker safety.

This presentation provides healthcare workers with an introduction to the basics of hand hygiene, why it is important for the prevention of infections, and patient and healthcare worker safety.