Hand Hygiene Training
Since hands are the most common cause of spreading infection, hand hygiene needs teaching in all health and social care situations.

30-40m
10
About the course
This is the world's most concise, precise and thorough online hand hygiene training course.
Promoting internationally best known practice, it is specifically designed to motivate health and social care workers to improve their hand hygiene.
Who is this course for?
Whether for induction, vocational, refresher or management training, this is the online hand hygiene course for you.
What does the course cover?
- An introduction to hand hygiene
- Micro-organisms
- Bacteria
- The Chain of Infection
- Hands
- Hand washing correctly
- Soaps
- Proper hand drying
- Skin related problems
- Frequently unwashed parts of the hands
- Home care and hand hygiene
- Alcohol hand rubs
- Disposable gloves
- Putting disposable gloves on properly
- Taking disposable gloves off correctly
How is the course assessed?
After each module you will be asked a set of multiple-choice questions. The answers are marked automatically so you instantly know your score.
Every trainee receives a FREE training certificate on completion of the course as evidence for your records.
Contributes to Care Certificate Standard 15

All new health and social care workers should be inducted according to the Care Certificate framework. This replaces the Common Induction Standards and National Minimum Training Standards.
Social Care TV have a wide range of training that satisfies the requirements of the Care Certificate. Furthermore, our training covers, at the same time, important aspects of further vocational training.
Learn about the Care Certificate