Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP)

HPS has also produced an HAI Compendium which provides and overview of all up-to-date HAI guidance.

General

• Quarterly Surveillance Report on the Surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Scotland
• Healthcare Associated Infections in European Long Term Care Facilities (HALT) Prevalence Study 2010 in Scotland
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2010
• HAI Newsletter
• Checklists for Preventing and Controlling Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2009
• Guidance on Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in healthcare settings in Scotland
• Questions and answers about the laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
• Protocol for the Scottish Surveillance Programme for Clostridium difficile Associated Disease. User Manual
• Report on Review of Clostridium difficile Associated Disease Cases and Mortality in all Acute Hospitals in Scotland from December 2007 - May 2008
• Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP) Annual Report 2006
• Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP) Annual Report 2005
• Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP) Annual Report 2004
• Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP) Annual Report 2003
• Scottish Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infection Programme (SSHAIP) Annual Report 2001/02

Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Reports (SSI)

• Monitoring surgical wounds for infection: Information for the patients.
• Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection Annual Report. For procedures carried out from 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2010
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2010
• Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection Annual Report. For procedures carried out from 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2009
• Pan Celtic Collaborative Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Report - Surveillance of surgical site infection for caesarean section procedures performed in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in 2008
• The epidemiology of orthopaedic surgical site infection occurring up to one year after surgery: a feasibility study of telephone screening and direct observation by trained healthcare workers - Final Report
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2009
• Surveillance of surgical site infection: 2009 Annual Report. For procedures carried out from 1 January 2003 - 31 December 2008
• Surveillance of surgical site infection - Report for procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2007
• Surgical Site Infection Supplementary Report - Report for sharing best practice. For procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2006
• Pan Celtic Collaborative Surveillance Report: Fourth report of surveillance of surgical site infection related to procedures performed by orthopaedic surgeons in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 2003 to 2006 data.
• Surveillance of surgical site infection - Report for procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2006
• Pan Celtic Collaborative Surveillance Report: Surveillance of surgical site infection related to procedures performed by orthopaedic surgeons in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2005
• Surveillance of surgical site infection - Report for procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2005
• Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Pan Celtic Collaborative Surveillance Report: Surveillance of surgical site infection related to procedures performed by orthopaedic surgeons in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2004.
• Surveillance of surgical site infection - Report for procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2004
• Pan Celtic Collaborative Surveillance Report: Surveillance of surgical site infection related to procedures performed by orthopaedic surgeons in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2001 - 2003.
• Surveillance of surgical site infection - Report for procedures carried out from 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2003

Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia Reports

• The Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemias Quarterly Report of Cumulative Data from all NHS Boards in Scotland
• Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) Bacteraemia Surveillance - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2010
• The Annual Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections Report January - December 2009
• MRSA Bacteraemia Validation Study Report

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance (CAUTI) Reports

• Catheter associated urinary tract infection within care of the elderly facilities. Pilot Report February to April 2009
• CAUTI Surveillance - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Surveillance of catheter associated urinary tract infections. Annual Report.
• Surveillance of catheter associated urinary tract infections. Pilot study evaluation report.

Surveillance of HAI in Intensive Care Units Reports

• Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections in Scottish Intensive Care Units. Annual report of data from January 2010 to December 2010.
• Intensive Care Unit Associated Infection National Surveillance Programme Pilot Report 2011
• Surveillance of intensive care unit associated infections. Pilot report.

HAI Prevalence Survey

• Protecting Personal Health Information: An information guide for patients
• Scottish National Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Prescribing Prevalence Survey: An information guide for staff
• European and Scottish National Prevalence Survey of Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Prescribing Data Collection Protocol
• NHS Scotland National HAI Prevalence Survey Final Report. Frequently Asked Questions.
• NHS Scotland National HAI Prevalence Survey Final Report. Volume 2 of 2. NHS Scotland National HAI Prevalence Survey Protocol.
• NHS Scotland National HAI Prevalence Survey. Volume 1 of 2. Final Report

RSV

• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Surveillance - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Surveillance of Paediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Pilot Report.

MRSA Screening

• MRSA Screening Pathfinder Implementation Study Reports
• NHS Scotland MRSA Screening Pathfinder Programme. Summary Interim Report
• NHS Scotland MRSA Screening Pathfinder Programme. Interim Report