Digital Health company Medicspot has launched a competition to promote hand hygiene at home by challenging primary schools across the country to share creative ideas.

Medicspot is a health company working to protect NHS workers from exposure to COVID-19 with contact-free examination.

The competition urges children to think of a creative way to encourage hand washing, this could be by making a poster, filming a video or recording a song or science experiment.

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The entry must include hand washing facts and advice, such as, washing hands for at least 20 seconds and frequently throughout the day.

The winning entry will win £500 for their primary school to spend on supplies, and 10 runners-up will be selected to win £100 for their primary school. This money can go towards school supplies including books, software and art supplies.

For further details and to enter, go to the Medicspot website at: www.medicspot.co.uk/handwash.