Reimagining Hand Hygiene at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

In a pre-pandemic collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we helped improve hand hygiene awareness across five London hospitals. Through co-designed signage inspired by popular lyrics, the campaign doubled staff hand hygiene compliance from 31% to 68%.*

Design Science‘s Anne Odling-Smee was invited by project lead Jon Otter, now Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Guy's and St Thomas'​ NHS Foundation Trust, to present our project to the hand hygiene team at St Mary‘s Hospital alongside Professor Alison Holmes, Martin Kiernan and Darshan Patel.

Featured in Design Week’s best studio projects, the initiative was a hit with most hospital staff, combining fun with function to tackle a critical issue. Positive feedback from NHS Trusts and international healthcare professionals highlighted its global impact.

*For more on this successful project, visit the full post here