title: Handwashing.
abstract: This article discusses the procedure and the skills that are required to perform handwashing effectively and outlines the importance of this procedure in relation to infection control. This article is the first of three subjects relating to the principles and practice of infection control.
authors.affiliation: Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education