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The National HAI Point Prevalence Survey, carried out by Health Protection Scotland, included every patient in every acute hospital in Scotland, and in a sample of community hospitals, recording the presence of all types of infections on the day of the survey.
It found that prevalence of HAI was 9.5 per cent in acute hospitals and 7.3 per cent in community hospitals.
The survey also reveals for the first time the true cost of HAI in acute hospitals - �183 million a year.
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the report as she visited an older people's care unit in Glasgow.
The study found that the highest numbers of HAI in acute hospitals were present in care of the elderly, medical and surgical wards. Almost all (92 per cent) of the Clostridium difficile infections recorded were found in care of the elderly and medical specialties.
The survey took place between October 2005 and October 2006 and included all 45 acute hospitals and 22 community hospitals.
The National HAI Point Prevalence Survey is one of the most detailed and exhaustive surveys of its kind in the world. It gives the Scottish government a baseline figure of the prevalence of all the healthcare associated infections in Scotland's hospitals, and, for the very first time, accurately establishes the true economic burden of HAI in Scottish acute hospitals.
The full report can be found here:
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/news/spdetail.aspx?id=105
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 Infection Control Week 14th-20th October 2007From this year Infection Control Week will be the same as International Infection Prevention week 14th-20th October 2007.
During the week, health-care facilities worldwide are encouraged to conduct special educational activities to emphasize adherence to practices that can prevent infections (e.g., proper hand hygiene).
This year�s theme is "Infection Prevention--it's in your hands"
Resources are available on the apic website
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The Healthcare Commission has published a national study into HCAIThe Healthcare Commission has published a national study into healthcare-associated infection that outlines practical advice for trusts to consider in their attempts to reduce rates of infection.
The report emphasises that while boards of trusts have to balance a range of priorities, the safety of patients is paramount.
The report was prepared in response to a request from the Chief Medical Officer for England, who asked the Commission t... More
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