‘Bare Below the Elbow’ Policy as a Method of Infection Control

Date First Published:

September 6, 2014

Last Updated:

September 6, 2014

Report by:

Rebecca Stout, Foundation Year 2 Doctor (Central Manchester Foundation Trust)

Three-Part Question:

[In secondary care] does [the introduction of a bare below the elbows policy] lead to [a reduction in hospital acquired infections, shorter length of stay, fewer deaths and fewer resistant organisms]