FoI Number
2022-807
Subject
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Date Received
17/03/2023
Request and Response

1. The number of Hospital Associated Infections (HAIs) reported by each health board in the past five years, along with the types of infections and the number of deaths caused by HAIs, broken down by financial year (18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22, 22/23 year to date).

With regards to data from 18/19-2022 Q2 (calendar year) then in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/quarterly-epidemiological-data-on-healthcare-associated-infections/resource/6d30b0c0-bdcf-4721-9d5c-bd7967c11bac

Filter for NHS Shetland HB S08000026

Public Health Scotland will be able to advise you what the code is for each Health Board.

2022 Q3 July- Sept

3 E Coli Bacteraemia's

 

2022 Q4 Oct - Dec

3 MSSA Bacteraemia's

2 E Coli Bacteraemia's