Hand Hygiene New Zealand

This document provides comprehensive instructions for using the Hand Hygiene Australia compliance database and compliance mobile application. It covers all user roles (auditors, data entry users, reporters, organisation, region, and country administrators) and includes guidance on logging in, managing users, departments, audits and audit periods, entering and syncing data, submitting audits, generating reports (including New Zealand-specific reporting), and troubleshooting for Android and Apple mobile devices.

HHA compliance database and mobile app instructions [PDF, 10 MB]

Observational audit form [PDF, 65 KB]

Hand hygiene auditing apps for desktop and mobile.

Desktop (external link)

Mobile (external link)

Link to online learning for the ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’, the WHO approach utilised by HHNZ. 

New Zealand healthcare workers, across many different professional groups, have access to online modules through a collaboration between HHNZ and Hand Hygiene Australia.

Hand Hygiene Australia training (external link)

For access to the gold auditor training resources, please contact HHNZ.

Email: HHNZ@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Instructions for logging in to the Hand Hygiene Australia training site to access the online learning modules.

Logging into the Hand Hygiene Australia website [DOCX, 603 KB]

This is a practical ‘how to’ guide to hand hygiene auditing as part of a quality improvement programme. It is primarily intended for inpatient settings such as district health boards and private surgical hospitals.

Manual for HHNZ auditing [PDF, 2.3 MB]

This document provides a practical guide to implementing the HHNZ programme within the regions.

Hand hygiene implementation guidelines [PDF, 1.7 MB]

This presentation outlines how to use the hand hygiene compliance application for auditors.

Hand hygiene guide for auditors [PPTX, 2.5 MB]

The patient participation guidelines are designed to assist district hand hygiene coordinators to develop and implement a hand hygiene patient participation programme as one component of their overall multi-modal hand hygiene programme.

HHNZ patient participation guidelines [PDF, 208 KB]

The HHNZ education toolkit has been developed to provide district health board hand hygiene coordinators, champions and others, with a range of ideas and activities for delivering hand hygiene education to health-care workers.

HHNZ education toolkit [PDF, 484 KB]

The resource kit for medical professionals has been developed for hospital-based medical professionals to use to educate and drive hand hygiene improvement within their service.

HHNZ resource kit for medical professionals [PDF, 427 KB]

These three documents are parts one, two and three of a questionnaire about evaluating the tolerability and acceptability of alcohol-based hand rub among health care workers.

Part 1: Evaluating the tolerability and acceptability of ABHR [DOC, 801 KB]

Part 2: Evaluating the tolerability and acceptability of ABHR [DOC, 812 KB]

Part 3: Evaluating the tolerability and acceptability of ABHR [DOC, 800 KB]

This poster outlines the essential requirements to sustain a successful national hand hygiene programme. It was presented at the international conference on prevention and infection control, Geneva, Switzerland 10–13 September 2019.

Hand Hygiene Poster [PDF, 653 KB]

Frequently asked questions for the hand hygiene compliance application on mobile devices.

HHA mobile device troubleshooting instruction guide (external link)

Ward structure survey [PDF, 176 KB]

Hospital Readiness Survey [PDF, 104 KB]

5 Moments for Hand Hygiene

Poster for display in clinical areas to educate staff on the five moments of hand hygiene.

5 Moments for Hand Hygiene [PDF, 1.1 MB]

How to Hand Wash and Hand Rub

Poster for display in clinical areas to educate staff on how to perform effective hand hygiene.

Poster: How to Hand Wash and Hand Rub [PDF, 1.1 MB]