Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) strategy 2023 to 2025

Footnotes

1 Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) are infections resulting from medical care or treatments in a hospital setting, primary care setting, nursing home, or the patient’s own home.

2 https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/academicschools/hls/research/researchgroups/safeguardinghealththroughinfectionprevention/econi

3 Antimicrobial Resistance occurs when microorganisms which cause disease (including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) are no longer affected by antimicrobial medicines.

4 TURAS and LearnPro are the online platforms where learning and training material can be accessed by staff within health and social care.

5 This deliverable has been developed as a result of a recommendation made by Healthcare Improvement Scotland

6 The Scottish Government funded a behavioural insights study in relation to Covid-19. Study findings can be found here: A Social Identity Approach To COVID-19 Transmission in Hospital Settings.