Help for your hands during the coronavirus outbreak
Excessive dryness or eczema due to hand washing
As coronavirus fears continue to circulate and we see rising cases in the UK, it only makes sense to follow current recommendations surrounding the importance of hand hygiene and washing practices. However, repeated cleansing and use of alcohol gel has resulted in nearly all of my patients this week in suffering with some degree of either excessive dryness or very active hand dermatitis (eczema)
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Membership of the Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network
The Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network is led by Dr Sarah Meekin, Head of Psychological Services in BHSCT and the majority of the 17 Health and Social Care organisations in Northern Ireland are represented in this network. At the start of the COVID-19 response this network was tasked with supporting managers and staff with the development and delivery of psychological support services for staff working across Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Business Services Organisation (BSO)
- Department of Health
- GP Federations in Primary Care
- Health & Social Care Quality Improvement Network
- HSC Healthier Workplaces Network
- HSC Leadership Centre
- HSCNI
- Independent Care Providers
- Northern Health & Social Care Trust
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
- Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service
- Pharmacy Forum NI
- Public Health Agency
- Royal College of Nursing
- South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
- Southern Health & Social Care Trust
- Western Health & Social Care Trust