Reckitt Benckiser, the makers of Dettol, is keen to promote good hygiene practices in healthcare and community settings. Since 1996, Reckitt Benckiser has worked closely with various healthcare organisations to provide essential training materials on infection control and hygiene. Below are examples of some of the materials Reckitt Benckiser has produced in conjunction with organisations such as the Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA) and the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association (CPHVA).

Good Hygiene in Practice
This booklet contains recommendations from a recently formed panel of experts (The Hygiene Council) on how, through the use of simple hygiene measures, individuals can help to protect themselves from the risk of infection. In a recent survey, 72% of people asked were more aware of the need for good hygiene, but results also suggested that good hygiene is not always understood or carried out correctly. This booklet provides guidance on where and when good hygiene practices should be carried out.

To learn more about the Hygiene Council click here.

For further details on this booklet please contact paul.goddard@reckittbenckiser.com.

Personal Hygiene and Puberty - Resource pack for school nurses and others working with children (2005)
This CD-ROM teaching resource was developed in collaboration with the CPHVA to enable school nurses and others to teach children about the importance of good hygiene during puberty. The children will learn how they change, both physically and emotionally during puberty, the importance of good personal hygiene during puberty, and how to maintain their personal hygiene and, in so doing, promote positive self-esteem.

For details on purchasing this CD-ROM, visit the CPHVA website at www.amicus-cphva.org. Proceeds go to CPHVA.

Visual Resource for Mother and Child Health Care (2005)
This resource developed with Save the Children provides healthcare and aid workers with materials they need to teach women and children basic health and hygiene skills. Contained on a CD-ROM, it consists of 19 teaching posters, which convey vital health messages in a visual manner. Each poster is provided in three versions, suitable for African, Muslim and Asian communities, supported by a counselling card available in English, French, Arabic and Portuguese. The CD-ROM also contains an antenatal card to enable healthcare workers to record and monitor the health status of mothers and their babies.

To view and download these materials, please click here.

A Clean and Healthy Start to School - A CPHVA guide for parents and others who have children starting school (2004)
This handy booklet provides parents with advice to help them protect their children's health when they start school and how they can reduce the risk of infections that the children bring home spreading to the rest of the family.

The booklet is available free of charge to school nurses and other healthcare professionals concerned with the health and welfare of schoolchildren. All you pay is the postage. For further details, contact pat@cole-hartford.fsnet.co.uk.

Looking after you and your baby - A CPHVA and ICNA guide to health and hygiene for parents and others caring for babies (2003)
This guide is aimed at parents and others caring for babies to help them improve health and hygiene within the home. Health Visitors and other healthcare professionals involved in educating and reassuring new parents will find this an invaluable aid to learning.

This booklet is available free of charge, all you pay is the postage. For details contact pat@cole-hartford.fsnet.co.uk.

Keep it clean and healthy - Infection Control Guidance for Nurseries, Playgroups and other Childcare Settings (2002)
Produced in collaboration with the ICNA and the CPHVA, 'Keep it clean and healthy' is aimed at anyone who looks after children, such as those working in nurseries and playgroups, as well as childminders. It provides information on a variety of common infections and their management, with practical step by step guides to help prevent the spread of infection.

This booklet is available free of charge, all you pay is the postage. For details contact pat@cole-hartford.fsnet.co.uk.

Towards Personal, Social and Health Education - Key Stage Two (2002)
This teaching resource, launched in 2002, provides further support for school nurses with lesson plans and activities towards PSHE for children at Key Stage 2 (aged 7 to 11 years). Areas covered include:

• Substances harmful to health
• Physical well-being
• Emotional health and well-being
• Sex and relationship education.

Towards Personal, Social and Health Education - Key Stage One (2001)
Launched in 2001, this teaching resource is designed to be used by school nurses and other healthcare professionals who support the normal teaching staff in the provision of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) for Key Stage 1 (age 4 to 7 years).

Produced in collaboration with the CPHVA and the ICNA, topics covered in the pack are:

• Oral and hand hygiene
• Healthy eating
• Drugs education (including medicines)
• Sex and relationships education.

For further details on how to purchasing this pack, visit the ICNA website at www.icna.co.uk or the CPHVA website at www.amicus-cphva.org. Proceeds go to the ICNA or CPHVA respectively.

Hospital Infection Control - principles and practices (2000)
Produced in association with the ICNA, this CD-based resource specifically targets Hospital Infection Control Nurses who train Link Nurses in infection control. The material consists of a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes and covers various aspects of infection control in the hospital environment.

For details on purchasing this pack, visit the ICNA website at www.icna.co.uk. Proceeds go to the ICNA.

Infection Control in Residential and Nursing Homes (1998)
This training pack is an excellent educational resource for staff in residential and nursing homes. It focuses on the need for good infection control practices within these homes and highlights specific problems that can occur within this type of environment. The ICNA has endorsed this training pack.

For details on purchasing this pack, visit the ICNA website at www.icna.co.uk. Proceeds go to the ICNA.

Promoting Public Health - Infection control in the community (1997)
This training resource, written in conjunction with the Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a comprehensive resource for Infection Control Nurses who are responsible for training others in infection control in the community. The ICNA and the RCN have endorsed this training pack and the RCN has accredited it with Continuing Education Points.

If you feel that this resource may be of use to you in your professional capacity as an Infection Control Nurse who trains others in the community, then please contact Dr Paul Goddard by E-mail (paul.goddard@reckittbenckiser.com) who can discuss this with you further.

Learn to wash your hands well - Hand washing Teaching Resource (2001)
This resource, produced in collaboration with the ICNA and the Wakefield and Pontefract Community Health NHS Trust, is a visual teaching aid that you can use to promote hand washing to children. It provides a complete lesson plan for a teaching session with fun activities and photocopiable resources that you can present to young children at nurseries, schools and clubs such as the Cubs and Brownies.

This resource is available via the ICNA website at www.icna.co.uk. Proceeds go to the ICNA.