Wash-hand basin and hand-rinse basin in UK healthcare buildings:an analysis based on infection prevention and control concepts
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20246068
- VernacularTitle:基于感染预防和控制理念解析英国医疗建筑中的洗脸池和洗手池
- Author:
Hao XIE
1
;
Qi ZHANG
;
Yang LI
;
Fu-Ying LIU
Author Information
1. 东北大学江河建筑学院,辽宁 沈阳 110169
- Keywords:
healthcare building;
infection prevention and control;
hand hygiene facility;
the UK;
wash-hand basin;
hand-rinse basin
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2024;23(10):1311-1318
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Effective infection prevention and control measures can reduce the risk of infection in patients,health care workers,and visitors in healthcare buildings.Hand hygiene facilities,such as wash-hand basin and hand-rinse basin,play important roles in this.Based on a number of medical building guidelines issued by the UK Department of Health and Social Security,this paper analyzed the wash-hand basin and hand-rinse basin in medical buildings in the UK,and summarized similar problems in China.This paper clarified the differences between wash-hand basin and hand-rinse basin in the UK medical buildings,as well as classification of users,size and space requirements,classification and design requirements,and configuration requirements of wash-hand basin and hand-rinse basin.It also discussed the status of such problems in China as well as relevant experience and enlightenment from the UK.Some of the UK experience can provide reference for the future revision of Chinese standards such as Code for de-sign of infectious diseases hospital,Code for design of general hospital,Standard for hand hygiene for health-care workers in healthcare settings.
