Scottish Government

The Scottish Government works with the NHS to produce policy and guidance aimed at reducing HAIs. Some key documents include:

The HAI Delivery Plans - the Delivery Plans form the core of Scottish Government action to tackle HAIs.

Health Protection Scotland's Staphylococcus aureus Guidance - a selection of guidance documents relating to Staphylococcus aureus, which also covers MRSA.

Health Protection Scotland's Clostridium difficile Guidance - a selection of guidance documents relating to Clostridium difficile.

Health Protection Scotland's Model Infection Control Policies - evidence based infection control policies produced by HPS on which Health Boards base their own local policies.

Health Protection Scotland's Outbreak Toolkits - guidance for Boards on identifying and dealing with outbreaks of healthcare associated infections.

Health Protection Scotland's Hand Hygiene Guidance - information and guidance for professionals and the public relating to Scotland hand hygiene campaign.

The NHS Scotland National Cleaning Specification - document laying out the standards which healthcare facilities must meet when cleaning.

The Scottish Management of Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan - core guidance on prudent antimicrobial prescribing, which is essential to reduce the risk of an increase of antibiotic resistant infections.

NHS Scotland Dress Code - details of the dress code for NHS staff.

NHS Education for Scotland HAI Training Programmes - support and training that NES provide to NHS staff to support their development in the area of healthcare associated infections.

Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Standards - national standards produced by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland which all Health Boards must meet.

Healthcare Environment Inspectorate Reports and Policies - reports from the Inspectorate on hospitals HAI performance and details on how they carry out their inspections.

NHS Scotland National HAI Prevalence Survey - a comprehensive study carried out in 2007 looking at the whole range of HAIs across NHS Scotland.