Guidance
Compendium of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)
The HAI Compendium contains links to:
- current national policy and guidance on HAI
- antimicrobial prescribing and resistance
- decontamination
- other related topics
Publications
Annual reports
Download our Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (ARHAI) annual reports below:
Data and surveillance
Quarterly epidemiological data commentaries
The commentaries contain quarterly epidemiological data by NHS board and nationally for Scotland jointly for:
- Clostridioides difficile infection
- Escherichia coli bacteraemia
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
- surgical site infection
Read the latest commentary on quarterly epidemiological data in Scotland:
Surveillance protocol
Educational resources
In collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) we’ve developed a range of educational resources to improve practice in diagnosis and reporting of SSI and understand the health implications for the patient.