Hand Hygiene

The Hand Hygiene eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of the importance of effective hand hygiene and its role in reducing the spread of infection and contamination.

The course explores how microorganisms can be transferred through contact, when hand hygiene should be performed and appropriate techniques for cleaning the hands. Learners will consider practical measures for maintaining good hand hygiene and their individual responsibility for following appropriate workplace infection prevention and hygiene procedures.

Who Should Attend?

• Employees working in health, care and support environments.
• Food handling and preparation personnel.
• Employees working in environments where hygiene and infection prevention are important.
• Cleaning and facilities personnel.
• Employees who have regular contact with customers, clients or members of the public.
• New starters requiring basic hand hygiene awareness.
• Anyone requiring an understanding of effective workplace hand hygiene.

What You Will Learn

• The importance of effective hand hygiene.
• How hands can contribute to the spread of microorganisms and contamination.
• Understanding how infection can be transmitted through contact.
• Recognising when hand hygiene should be performed.
• Principles of effective handwashing.
• Appropriate handwashing techniques.
• The importance of cleaning all areas of the hands thoroughly.
• Appropriate use of soap and water.
• Awareness of alcohol-based hand rubs and when they may be appropriate.
• Recognising circumstances where soap and water may be required.
• The importance of drying hands effectively.
• Maintaining appropriate fingernail and hand hygiene.
• How jewellery and other items may affect effective hand hygiene.
• Protecting damaged skin and reporting concerns where appropriate.
• Understanding that gloves do not replace appropriate hand hygiene.
• Hand hygiene before and after using gloves.
• Avoiding unnecessary recontamination of clean hands.
• Following workplace infection prevention and hygiene procedures.
• Contributing to reducing the spread of infection and contamination.

Course Delivery

This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.

Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.

Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.

Assessment

Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.

A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.

Course Duration

The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.