Healthcare Associated Infections
Healthcare associated infections are infections that are acquired in hospitals or as a result of healthcare interventions. There are a number of factors that can increase the risk of acquiring an infection, but high standards of infection control practice minimise the risk of occurrence.
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Recent Updates
- 18 June 2009: Results of the mandatory reporting of MRSA bacteraemia, C. difficile infection and GRE bacteraemia. June 2009
- 17 April 2009: Results of the voluntary reporting for Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Citrobacter and Serraitia spp. bacteraemia, England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2004 - 2008
- 20 February 2009: Voluntary Reporting of Staphylococcus aureus. 2007
- 15 January 2009:Clostridium difficile infection: How to deal with the problem
- 17 July 2008:Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report: 2008
- Results for the Quarterly Reporting of Mandatory Surveillance Data
Quarterly mandatory surveillance results
Added/updated: 16 June 2009
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Related Information
- Rapid Review Panel
- Healthcare Associated Infections references
- Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring & Reference Laboratory (ARMRL)
- Laboratory of HealthCare Associated Infection (LHCAI)
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Bacteraemia
- Clostridium difficile
- Enterococcus species and GRE
- Norovirus
- Bloodborne Viruses (BBVs) and Occupational Exposure
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Service (SSISS)