Rationalising examination glove use to improve patient care and reduce costs.
An exercise to standardise glove use across three hospitals uncovered incorrect use of gloves in clinical practice. It also found that a wide range of gloves were being used for different purposes and procured at different costs. This paper explores the reasons and looks at strategies to streamline practice and achieve trust-wide standardisation and cost savings
Lamont
Sue
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. sue.lamont@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
D003363:Cost Control; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom