title: Rationalising examination glove use to improve patient care and reduce costs.
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. sue.lamont@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamont
mesh_terms: 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