The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7315 p306
4 September 2004

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NPSA hand cleaning alert

All hospital patients are to have an alcohol-based hand rub placed by their bedsides to encourage health care staff to clean their hands. It is estimated that complying with this latest safety alert from the National Patient Safety Agency will save 450 lives and £140m a year. Details at www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands.