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Let’s give these new soap stars a big hand

NHS movie stars in the frame

- Graham Miller

Forget Casualty and Holby City, there’s a new hospital soap on the block and it features staff at NHS Lanarkshir­e.

The medical team is starring in a series of mini ‘soap operas’ which aim to promote key Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) messages such as good hand hygiene, to staff, patients and the wider public.

The two-to-three minute long episodes, organised by NHS Lanarkshir­e’s IPC team, will be released over the next six weeks and can be watched on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Vimeo.

The first episode, called ‘Ask’, shows NHS staff – including orthotist Lorna Dougan – plucking up the courage to ask a colleague to use the hand sanitiser.

It went live on Monday, October 30, and has already attracted thousands of views.

Head of NHS Lanarkshir­e’s IPC team, Emer Shepherd, said: “Reminding staff, patients and the public about infection prevention and control is a constant task for us.

“We also want to try new and original ways of reminding everyone about the importance of hand hygiene and we felt a ‘soap opera’ would be a fun, quirky and original way to remind everyone about what are serious messages.”

The episodes star NHS Lanarkshir­e staff after an appeal was put out to recruit budding actors for the roles.

Physiother­apist Grant Muir said: “It was great fun and we hope everyone – patients, the public and our colleagues – enjoys watching them.”

To see the first episode go to facebook.com/nhslanarks­hire

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 ??  ?? Delivering the message Grant Muir and Lorna Dougan
Delivering the message Grant Muir and Lorna Dougan
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Stars Lorna Dougan and Jaqueline Evans

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