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<p>Auditing of hand hygiene compliance is a local responsibility, and the Department
does not collect this information centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The
Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the prevention and control of
infections and related guidance</em> sets 10 compliance criteria to manage healthcare
associated infections. This includes one covering infection prevention and control
which refers to hand hygiene and recommends that providers undertake hand hygiene
audits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The hand hygiene provisions appear to be operating
satisfactorily and it is therefore not proposed that provisions relating to guidance
on hand hygiene are changed as part of the revisions to the Code of Practice, which
is currently out for consultation.</p><p> </p>
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