During the national development phase of the project, Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) provided regular project updates and event information from the national HHNZ project team. With the completion of the national development phase in 2010, this update service has ceased. The following, largely historical, information remains, however, as a useful reference for DHBs.
HHNZ trained and validated auditors
By mid-June 2010, all 20 DHBs had HHNZ trained and validated hand hygiene auditors. In addition to the 5 platinum auditors based in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington and Dunedin, in November 2010 there were approximately 100 gold auditors nationally.
Registrations of interest from DHBs who wish to send staff to future HHNZ auditor training events should be sent to the platinum auditor with responsibility for your particular DHB. Those who attend the training will leave with a clear appreciation of the 5 moments approach and how to go about auditing for compliance.
Copies of presentations made at past training events that may serve as useful references and/or revision tools for those who have already been trained and validated as gold auditors may be found in the ‘Resources’ section of this website.
Local hand hygiene coordinators
HHNZ convened a coordinator workshop in Wellington on 30 September 2009 to facilitate an exchange of key implementation learnings. The following are copies of presentations that were made at the workshop. A summary report about the workshop outcomes was developed and circulated to all who attended the workshop and to the lead contacts at each of the DHBs.
• Henry Dowler - 2 (Resourcing).pdf 
• Henry Dowler - 3 (Sustainability).pdf
• Lin Marriott (Waikato DHB).pdf
• Ray Pickles (Tairawhiti DHB).pdf
• Robyn Boyne (Bay of Plenty DHB).pdf
• Sharmini Muttaiyah (SA Outcome Data).pdf
• Sophie Worboys (Auckland DHB).pdf
HHNZ Newsletters
HHNZ Newsletters were published by HHNZ on an ‘as required’ basis during 2008 and 2009 to provide more detail about implementation and HHNZ activities. They also included responses to some specific questions or issues raised by DHBs. The newsletters were sent to the lead contact person in each DHB and to Hand Hygiene Coordinators for circulation to others within their DHB who would be interested in the information they contained.
Copies of all the newsletters that have been issued are also available here:
• Hand Hygiene Newsletter, December 2008
Topics covered in this December 2008 newsletter include:
- feedback on the draft HHNZ guidelines, consequent changes to the draft guidelines and adjustments to the 2009 DHB implementation activity timetable
- electronic options for hand hygiene compliance data collection and management
• Hand Hygiene Newsletter, March 2009
Topics covered in this March 2009 newsletter include:
- HHNZ data and progress reporting requirements, key dates and electronic options for data collection and management
- advice from the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner on taking account of the Code of Rights while undertaking hand hygiene compliance audits in hospitals
- the launch of Hand Hygiene Australia’s on-line learning package.
• Hand Hygiene Newsletter, June 2009
Topics covered in this June 2009 newsletter include:
- information about hand hygiene compliance audits
- participating in the rollout of the PDA-based data solution
- alcohol based hand products – recycling and refilling dispensers
- implementation progress reporting
• Hand Hygiene Newsletter, October 2009
Topics covered in this October 2009 newsletter include:
- how to register interest in November gold auditor training in Christchurch
- some findings from the August 2009 progress evaluation survey of DHBs
- HHNZ sustainability issues
- infection rate reporting and the definition of ‘discharges’
- PDA users guide on the website and changes to the standard report
- new HHNZ DVD resource and links to the NHS National Patient Safety ‘Wi-Five’ hand hygiene game and the WHO Save Lives: Clean YOUR Hands site
- purchasing HHNZ merchandise directly from suppliers
