Clare Heal: clean, boxed gloves as safe as sterile ones

Dr Clare Heal, associate professor in general practice and rural medicine at James Cook University, spoke to Nursing Review about her research that revealed clean, boxed gloves are just as effective as sterile ones at reducing the risk of wound infections for minor procedures.

In the interview, Heal discussed the statistics and whether policymakers were likely to pay attention to the findings.

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