Quality improvement tools
Quality improvement tools provide short practice points which when followed correctly can help reduce HAIs and improve patient safety.
These quality improvement tools are based on scientific literature reviews and practice recommendations from ARHAI Scotland.
Materials including posters are available for the following procedures/situations:
Taking a sample for blood culture
Inserting and maintaining a urinary catheter (UC)
Acute Settings
Community Settings
Inserting and maintaining a central vascular catheter (CVC)
Neonatal settings
Paediatric settings
- Bundle for paediatric settings (v1.0 February 2023)
- Poster for paediatric settings (v1.0 February 2023)
Adult settings
Inserting and maintaining a peripheral vascular catheter (PVC)
- Literature review
- Bundle (v3.0, October 2022)
- Literature review (v1.0, October 2022)
- Poster (v1.0, November 2022)
Person with a known or suspected CDI
Patient needing a surgical procedure
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention
- Literature review
- Bundle: Please see the SICSAG website for access to the VAP bundle which was updated in 2016. This is the most recent version of the bundle and may not reflect some of the evidence included in the updated ARHAI Scotland VAP Literature Review.