- Try not to visit relatives or friends in hospital if you or someone you live with is unwell.
- Wash and dry your hands before you visit a hospital, particularly after going to the toilet. NHS Tayside provides alcohol hand gels at the entrance to all wards for use by staff, patients and visitors.
- Always ask staff for advice before you bring food or drink into hospital for a patient.
- Don't sit on patients' beds and don't bring too many visitors at once. Never touch dressings, drips or other equipment around the bed.
- If you think NHS premises are not as clean as they should be, let the nurse in charge on the ward know. If you think a healthcare worker has forgotten to wash their hands, remind them about this.
- Have a good routine of personal hygiene and cleanliness at home, especially when someone in the household is sick or has been in hospital.
- Only take antibiotics if they have been prescribed to you by a doctor, and complete the full course of treatment.
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