Infection Control

The table below summarises activities to be undertaken by District Health Boards and the 5 steps for the initial implementation of the national hand hygiene campaign.
Initial preparation	Step 1 Roll-out and facility preparation	Step 2 Baseline evaluation	Step 3 Implementation	Step 4 Follow-up evaluation	Step 5 Developing ongoing action plan and review cycle
Identify key individuals and groups	Undertake DHB situation analysis	Complete alcohol hand product review; and procure as appropriate	Undertake auditor and data entry training	Project progress analysis	Study and analyse results
Identify hand hygiene project coordinator/officer	Evaluate lab Information System (IS) capability	Staff knowledge assessment	Baseline hand hygiene observations	Staff campaign evaluation survey	Feedback on follow-up data
	Confirm hand product requirements and complete placement planning	Develop launch strategy and finalise project implementation plan	Implement launch strategy	Data entry analysis	Develop 5-year sustainability and action plan
	Ward structure survey	Develop DHB specific resources	Placement of alcohol hand product	Ongoing hand hygiene compliance observations	Commence scale-up as per the 5-year action plan
			Distribute resource materials
			Facility staff education and practical training
			Monitor hand product tolerance
			Feedback baseline data
Preliminary deliverables	Step 1 deliverables	Step 2 deliverables	Step 3 deliverables	Step 4 deliverables	Step 5 deliverables
Written confirmation of support and commitment from key senior managers Hand hygiene Project Coordinator appointed	Alcohol hand product requirements confirmed Budget analysis undertaken Written confirmation of lab IS capacity to retrieve data for outcome measures Decisions made relating to placement of alcohol hand product Key staff and wards identified	Appropriate alcohol hand product is available Staff knowledge assessed to assist with identifying training needs and resource requirements DHB specific resources developed Launch strategy and project implementation plan in place	Auditor and data entry training complete Baseline data collected and reported Successful launch indicated by healthcare workers engagement and understanding of roles and the 5 ‘moment’ programme	Post implementation compliance assessment completed Project progress assessment completed Key learning’s and outcomes communicated	Sustainability plan formulated with ongoing feedback and education An action plan and scale for the next 5 years is developed following implementation, evaluation and analysis The findings are presented to staff in a formal manner

Further information on the activities and deliverables summarised in the table above can be found in the Hand Hygiene New Zealand Guidelines published in the ‘Resources’ section of this website.