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Quarterly Epidemiological Commentary for the Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections in Scotland – Production of Quarterly Exception Reports (SOP)

Published on 03 October 2017

From: Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Scotland

Describes the procedure if, during the production of the quarterly report, an NHS board has been identified as an exception.

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This document describes the procedure if, during the production of the quarterly report, an NHS board has been identified as an exception.

Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland provides a commentary on quarterly epidemiological data in Scotland on the following:

  • Clostridioides difficile infection
  • Escherichia coli bacteraemia
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
  • Surgical Site Infection.

Data are provided for the 14 NHS boards and one NHS Special Health board.

Disclaimer: Documents published before 16 March 2020 were produced by Health Protection Scotland (HPS).