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User Guides Detailed guides for various parts of the system Online Help >>Mandatory Enhanced HCAI Surveillance Protocol This is the protocol... Online Help >>Point Prevalence Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardsh...

Frequently Asked Questions A. Registration B. User Accounts C. Data queries D. Common E. Scientific F. Network The most commonly asked questions REG - FAQ0001 >> Q: How do I request an account on the system? REG - FAQ0002 >> Q: How can a new person in the Trust become a Local Administr... REG - FAQ0003 >> Q: I am trying to register and am unable to select any roles ... REG - FAQ0004 >> Q: When is the next available Training session for the HCAI D... Authorising User Accounts AUA - FAQ0001 >>Q: How do I authorise an account request ? Locked Accounts LA - FAQ0001 >> Q: I have been away for a while and am now locked out of my a... Password Management PM - FAQ0001 >> Q: I keep getting an error message when answering my securit... Requesting User Accounts RUA - FAQ0001 >> Q: How can I change my details on the HCAI Data Capture Syst... RUA - FAQ0002 >>Q:The CEO of our NHS Trust is leaving. Can the new CEO use the... Apportionment Rules APP - FAQ0003 >>Q: What does Location of onset/Onset of Infection mean? APP - FAQ0004 >>Q: If an error is made regarding whether a patient has been an... ATT - FAQ0006 >> Q: Why are hospital-onset cases attributed to CCG’s? Case Entry CE - FAQ0012 >> Q: What is the procedure for requesting an Unlock of the HCAI... CE - FAQ0013 >> Q: How do I enter Quarter Mandatory Laboratory Returns Data a... CE - FAQ0014 >>Q: Should contaminants be reported? <... CE - FAQ0015 >>Q: What is the case definition of MRSA bacteraemia used for re... CE - FAQ0016 >>Q: What is the case definition of CDI used for reporting cases... CE - FAQ0017 >>Q: Is there a deadline for entering cases by? ... CE - FAQ0018 >>Q: Do I have to enter a case of MRSA bacteraemia or CDI tested... CE - FAQ0019 >>Q: Do I need to enter a positive MRSA bacteraemia or CDI speci... CE - FAQ0021 >>Q: How do I delete a record that I have just added? CE - FAQ0022 >>Q: We have had postive cases of Psuedomonas mendocina/Fluo... CE - FAQ0023 >> Q: I am a sub ICB/ICB user how can I amend data on the DCS? <... Published Data & Reports PDR - FAQ0001 >>Q: Where can I find published data and reports? Current Data Collections CDC - FAQ0001 >>Q: What are the current data collections on the system? CDC - FAQ0001 >> Q: What are the current data collections on the system? CDC - FAQ0002 >> Q: How can I look at a list of all the records I’ve ent... CDC - FAQ0003 >>Q: What is Clostridioides difficile? ... MRSA MRSA - FAQ0003 >> Q: If a sample of isolated MRSA from a blood culture is ident... MRSA - FAQ0001 >> Q: What organisation deals with MRSA bacteraemia penalties? <... MRSA - FAQ0002 >> Q: Can I request copies of the leaflet 'MRSA - Information fo... MRSA - FAQ0004 >> Q: What is the definition of an episode of MRSA bacteraemia?<... PII PII - FAQ0001 >> Q: How do UKHSA comply with the Data Protection Act 2018? PII - FAQ0002 >> Q: Can I send the patients details via email?... PII - FAQ0003 >> Q: Are we able to devolve the logins to a third party to acce... Definitions DEF - FAQ0001 >> Q: What is the difference between the “Known risk facto... Denominator Data DD - FAQ0001 >> Q: What denominators does the Mandatory Surveillance publicat... DD - FAQ0002 >>Q: When hospitals merge why is it not reflected on in bed days... General DEF - FAQ0001 >>Q: Who is considered to be an impatient and do "Day-patients" ... GEN - FAQ0002 >> Q: What percentage of Pseudomonas isolates does ... GEN - FAQ0003 >>Q: Regarding Gram-negative data collection. Please can you exp... GEN - FAQ0004 >> Q: Does the HCAI DCS capture national data for MRSA bacteraem... GEN - FAQ0005 >>Q: Are NHS Trusts expected to collect data from the hospital s... GEN - FAQ0006 >>Q: We are using a two-step algorithm for C. difficile, Prior Healthcare Exposure PRI - FAQ0001 >>Q: Are prior healthcare admissions to other organisations apar... PRI - FAQ0002 >>Q: Does an Endoscopy, Day Surgery and a Haematology Day Patien... Network related issues NET - FAQ0001 >>Q: I cannot get to the website - is there a problem with t...