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UK Health Security Agency’s Data Capture System provides an integrated data reporting and analysis system for the mandatory surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile infections.


Independent Sector Annual report FY 2023/24 >> The independent sector annual report for financial year 2023/24 w...


Quarterly Epidemiological Commentary >> The Quarterly Epidemiology Commentary (QEC) was published on


Annual Epidemiology Commentary >>The Annual Epidemiology Commentary for financial year 2023/24 was ...

National and Official Statistics
1. Monthly >>UKHSA runs national surveillance programmes to collect data on HCAI, and reports Clostridioides ...
2. Independent Sector >>UKHSA runs national surveillance programmes to collect data on HCAI, and produces an annual epidemio...
3. Quarterly >>UKHSA runs national surveillance programmes to collect data on HCAI and produces a quarterly epidemi...
4. Annual >>UKHSA runs national surveillance programmes to collect data on HCAI, and produces an annual epidemio...
5. Mortality Report >>An annual report presenting 30-day all-cause mortality following infection with healthcare-associate...
6.HCAI mandatory surveillance indicators on UKHSA Fingertips >> The HCAI indicators can be found at the
7. Mandatory Surveillance Publication Schedule >>The HCAI Mandatory Surveillance publication schedule is available ...
8. Summary of Routine reports >>The Summary of Routine reports for the Mandatory surveillance Bact...

Guidance
1. Annual Epidemiology Commentary Launch Event recording >>Please find below the recording for the event held on 16 October 2024:		2. National PPS on HCAI & AMU, England 2023 >>The National Point-Prevalence Survey (PPS) on Healthcare-associated infections, Antimicrobial Use an...
3. ESPAUR Report >>The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report incl...
4. CDI and Gram-negative Objectives FY 2022/23 >>The CDI Objectives and Gram-negative bacteraemia objectives and assessment tool for Trusts and CCG'...
5. UK 5-year action plan for AMR 2019/24 >>Ambitions and actions for the next 5 years, supporting the 20-year...
6. Urinary Catheter Tools >>The National Catheter Resource is now available on the
7. Preventing Gram-negative bacteraemia >>Guidance on how Healthcare associated Gram-negative bloodstream in...
8. CPE Guidance >> The framework of actions to contain carbapenemase-producing E...

Surveillance updates
Epidemiology >>UKHSA runs national surveillance programmes to collect data on HCAI. Surveillance programmes cover:<...
HCAI Stakeholder Engagement Forum Minutes >>The HCAI mandatory surveillance user engagement forum is held on a...
Management of healthcare associated infections >>Management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) Preventing and reducing rates of HCAI i...
MRSA Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) >>Between 1st April 2017 and 31st March 2019, an enhanced MRSA surve...
Post Infection Review Update >>NHS Improvement have updated their guidance on MRSA Post Infection...

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1. Online Guidance >>Mandatory Enhanced HCAI Surveillance Protocol This is the protocol...
2. Caldicott Advisory Panel decision letter >>PHE Caldicott Advisory Panel regularly reviews sur...
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