NHHI Hand Hygiene Update

NHHI Hand Hygiene Auditor Training

Training of hand hygiene auditors will change from face-to-face, to online from the 1st May 2023.
  • Gold Standard Auditors (GSA) will change to Hand Hygiene Auditor Educators (HAE)
  • General Auditors (GA) will change to Hand Hygiene Auditors (HA

Revalidation - General Auditors GA/HA

From the 1st May – 30th September 2023
General Auditors GA/HA that are yet to complete (not due) their revalidation requirements can complete either:

Existing revalidation process:
        • 100 moments hand hygiene collected & submitted into HHCAPP
        • completion of the annual auditor validation in LMS
          Or
Follow the new pathway:
        • complete the new Hand Hygiene Auditor (HA) online assessment module
From the 1st October 2023 & onwards
GA/HA’s must follow the new revalidation pathway
        • completion of the HA online assessment module

Revalidation - Gold Standard Auditors GSA/HAE

From the 1st May –30th June 2023
Gold Standard Auditors GSA/HAE that are yet to complete (not due) their revalidation requirements can complete either:

Existing revalidation process:
      • 100 moments hand hygiene collected & submitted into HHCAPP
      • completion of the annual auditor validation in LMS
Or Follow the new pathway:
      • complete HA online training module
      • complete HA online training assessment module
      • complete HAE training online module
From 1st July – onwards
        • complete the online HA training module
        • complete HA online assessment module
        • complete HAE training online module
        • facilitate 3 training workshops HA/HAE over a 3-year period

NOTE:


      • 1st October 2023 existing GA/GSA resources will be removed from the NHHI LMS
      • 1st Jan 2024 will see full implementation of the new auditor training pathway
      • Failure to complete revalidation will result in auditors losing their access to HHCApp & LMS education training documents

WEBINAR:


VICNISS will be hosting a Hand Hygiene webinar in May 2023, to update hand hygiene organisation administrators & auditors on the new training pathways.