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Resources for Health Professionals

	What is currently available
	A diverse range of educational resources has been produced by government agencies, Trusts, commercial companies. public health organisations and charities. Many are directed at patient education, and as is true of this website, cover a wide range of issues and topics of interest and concern. In 2007, Judy Wynne the owner and CEO of Infection Protection.Org was admitted herself for heart surgery. It gave her the opportunity to judge for herself whether the patient information provided was useful and appropriate. She agrees that before admission many different questions and concerns need to be addressed and many of the leaflets she was given and websites she browsed were helpful but once assigned a bed on the ward and preparing for her operation there were 4 important infection related questions that needed to be answered:- Why should we wash? When should we wash? Can we use alcohol gels? When should our carers be cleaning their hands? This information, if given, is commonly lost amongst other advice, facts and figures, maybe important but overwhelming the knowledge that a patient needs to protect himself and others from infection. So on her discharge, after successful surgery and an infection free stay in hospital, she set out to produce patient and visitor guides which would reinforce the vital messages about hand and skin hygiene at the point of care. She was also aware that staff hand hygiene compliance can be affected by patient education and awareness so included what to expect from hospital staff as an integral part of the message. The resulting resources we produce take in to consideration that half the working population of the UK has a reading age of 11 or below. Messages must be delivered clearly in very simple format to be effective Using pictures and diagrams to convey the important facts The materials are innovative and visually engaging The cartoon style can be adapted to any hygiene compliance issue We understand that a picture can convey a complicated, vital message without confusing a patient who has limited language skills We focus on what is essential information to be understood at the bedside

Patient and Visitor Information Resources for Use on Wards

The Patient and Visitor Guide to Infections

Our Patient and Visitor Guide is ideally suited to use on hospital wards. It is made up from A4 ring bound polypropylene pages, is washable and can be impregnated with BioCote which reduces its microbial load.
Smaller versions for distribution to individuals are also available.

Awarded a commendation in the British Medical Association (BMA) Patient Information Awards 2009.

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Patient/Visitor Cards

These single sheet cards are for distribution to patients or visitors. They explain in cartoon form the cycles of infection of MRSA and C. difficile, the times to wash hands and when to use alcohol hand rubs.

These cards are available in A4 polypropylene. They are washable and can be impregnated with BioCote to reduce microbial load. A smaller version is also available for distribution to individuals on wards or to visitors as they arrive.

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An Educational A3 Poster – What Every Patient Needs To Know
About Infections

Laminated for use in clinics and surgeries. Is also available unlaminated, folded to A5 for distribution to individuals or mailings.

All our resources are specifically tailored to your own requirements. Text can be altered for your specific needs. Trust or clinic information and logos can be added as required.

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