Hand-washing device and method for monitoring hand washing

The device is used by healthcare staff to wash their hands using hydro-alcoholic solution and it has an identity card reader (1) that detects the activation of a dispenser (2), which provides the necessary quantity of hydro-alcoholic solution, a camera (3) for recording hand washing, a microprocessor (4) for storing information on the act of washing and a tank (5) of said washing solution. The microprocessor (4) is preferably designed to store the number of times that a healthcare worker washes his hands, the date and time of washing, as well as the location where said washing took place. This information can be extracted using a data output means (6), preferably a USB port.