Bed Bath and Bed Change

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Giving a Bed Bath (includes changing sheets)

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Department for Health Essence of Care:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/essence-of-care-2010 

NICE- HAI: prevention and control in primary and community care:

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG139 

NICE - Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers:

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg179 

Bed bathing patients in Hospital:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18543852/

Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Procedures (9th Edition): Bed Bathing - Page 200- 209

ProQuest Ebook Central - Reader 

Date reviewed: 

Next review: August 2023