Really good to see visits focused upon hand hygiene & supporting patient safety University Hospital Southampton 💙 NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Today, #infectionprevention nurse Sarah visited staff on G6 ward to raise awareness for hand hygiene - smiles all round. #handhygieneawarenessweek #cleanyourhands
University Hospital Southampton 💙

Our #Infectionprevention nurses have been out on the wards this week for Hand Hygiene Awareness Week. IPN Anna Elliott visited D9 and C5 Wards yesterday
#handhygieneawarenessweek #washyourhands University Hospital Southampton 💙

More #infectionprevention ward visits today for Hand Hygiene Awareness Week. IPN Raquel Goncalves visited PMU, G3 and G2Neuro with some great engagement from staff #handhygineawarenessweek #washyourhands University Hospital Southampton 💙

Delighted to see the next 5 year National Action Plan on #AMR -four themes & nine outcomes - needs concerted X-HMG work, health and public health services, academia, industry AND most importantly engaging with the public to improve understanding and actions to reduce the impact.

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day.

Hand hygiene…. a simple yet very effective act that can save lives!

Let’s spread the message and improve hand hygiene practice!

#WorldHandHygieneDay #CleanHandsSaveLives

⚠️ Our Emergency Department is under extreme pressure this morning.

Please only attend A&E if it's a life-threatening situation 🏥

👉 Call NHS 111 or visit 111 online if you need medical help.

👉 Use your local Urgent Treatment Centre for minor injuries.

Thank you. 💙

Week 3 of our mouthcare trolley dashes and some great discussions yesterday including how we support our patients to undertake oral hygiene whilst they’re in hospital Sarah Herbert Gail Byrne Jennifer Milner #mouthcarematters #fundamentalsofcare

It was great to get out and about yesterday, completing more Fundamentals of Care trolley dashes. This time we were focusing on the importance of good Mouthcare in our Cancer Care wards. Julie Brooks 💙 Sarah Herbert Jennifer Milner 💙

Out and about again for #foc , do you offer patients the opportunity to brush their teeth or have a mouth wash if they vomit, not just an antiemetic? Great discussions in T&O today @uhsft #mouthcarematters Julie Brooks 💙 Naomi Wilson Jennifer Milner

Last couple of days to apply

Another FOC visit and todays learning, don’t wash out often out after brushing, it removes the fluoride! Glad to see such engagement around an issue that so important to our pts experience of care University Hospital Southampton 💙 Julie Brooks 💙 Naomi Wilson Jennifer Milner Gail Byrne

Fantastic afternoon on our medicine for older people’s wards talking all things mouthcare. Great engagement from our staff #mouthcarematters #fundamentalsofcare University Hospital Southampton 💙 Sarah Herbert Naomi Wilson Gail Byrne

Everyday is a learning day with #fundamentalsofcare did you know you don’t brush dentures with toothpaste?!! A great trolley dash, mouthcare so important to our patients ⁦Naomi Wilson⁩ ⁦Gail Byrne⁩ ⁦Jennifer Milner⁩ ⁦Julie Brooks 💙⁩

All set up and ready to start our mouthcare trolley dashes as part of Aprils fundamentals of care focus University Hospital Southampton 💙 Sarah Herbert Naomi Wilson Gail Byrne #mouthcarematters

Happy International IP day to team UHS Infection Prevention Team 💙 . Thankyou to each and everyone of you for all you do! Sue.dailly Raquel Goncalves penny doherty Camilla Holmes Anna Elliott Jacqui Prieto #WeLoveOurIPs #InternationalIPDay

Sunshine, wind, showers and then this 🌈

📺 The day has finally arrived! ✨

Tonight, we see the return of #Surgeons : At the Edge of Life on BBC Two at 9.00pm.

In the first episode 'A Risk Worth Taking', witness UHS surgeons tackling George's challenging tumour removal surgery.

Read more 🔗 uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/news…

Thought for the week

🌟 Proud moment alert!

We're thrilled to announce that UHS will be featured in the latest series of the highly acclaimed Surgeons: At the Edge of Life on BBC Two 📺

This six-part series shines a spotlight on not just some of our world-leading surgeons, but also... 🧵(1/3)