Colleagues were invited to sample a new foam handwash on this year's Handwash Roadshow.

It feels gentler on the hands and less drying and received a great reception so we may be swapping it for the gels. It is accessed via the same dispensers as the gels so it is under serious consideration.

Infection control and prevention nurse Susan Cotterill, pictured with colleagues on Ward 22, invited CEO Owen Williams to test it out.

She said: " Everyone likes the foam so if it means more colleagues use it then I hope we can introduce it here."

Colleagues were also swabbed and, using an agar plate, could find out exactlyhow clean their hands really are. Susan added: " It's what you can't see, you have to be wary of!"