This article aims to evaluate the evidence relating to the effectiveness of alcohol-based gel for hand sanitising, or ‘handrub’, in infection control in healthcare settings with particular reference to renal nursing, as this has become pertinent due to the increasing reliance on evidence-based practice. There is a need to implement better infection control strategies and education, to reinforce knowledge among the public, health professionals and those at high risk of infection not only in renal nursing, but also in other areas of practice.

Gloria Patricia Munoz-Figueroa - Junior Sister, Low Clearance and Transplant Clinic—Renal Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Omorogieva Ojo - Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Faculty of Education and Health, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Campus, London