The invention relates to a hand washing device comprising a washing chamber 1 having an enclosed interior with a forwardly and upwardly facing mouth 4 through which a users hand or hands may be inserted. The mouth has a lip that is directed inwardly into the enclosed interior. The washing chamber is configured as a funnel from the mouth towards a drain 12 located at a lowermost part of the interior. Spray nozzles (13, 13 & 14 figure 5) are mounted in a flush manner in the interior surface, and at least some of the spray nozzles 13are angled at an angle from 5° to 20° to a line substantially normal to the interior surface, the angle being in a direction away from the mouth. The device further includes at least one exhaust port 15 in the interior surface connected to an aspirator configured to generate an airflow through the interior from the mouth towards the at least one exhaust port.
