We might need Mr Motivator to really improve hand hygiene behaviours

Working in IPC, you get interested in hand hygiene compliance, whether you like it or not! I was struck by a recent quanti/quali (yes, qualitative!) study in the Journal of Hospital Infection exploring drivers towards hand hygiene compliance. The key findings is that, all other things considered, individual motivation is the biggest driver towards hand hygiene compliance. So, perhaps we need to enlist the services of Mr Motivator*?!

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