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The Prevalence of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) in UK hospitals.

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Dear Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,

We are conducting some research on behalf of UV Smart into rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) across hospitals in the UK. We are particularly interested in understanding the following from you.

In your response, please can you also confirm if we have permission to reuse the information provided for news/reporting purposes and as part of communications with industry peers and the general public. We will assume that we are able to use the information in these ways unless you explicitly advise us otherwise in your response.

1. How many Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) have been recorded at City Hospital over the past three years?
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024 (to May 31)

2. What are the most common types of HAIs reported in City Hospital (i.e., surgical site infections, MRSA, HPV etc.)?

3. Please provide data on the mortality rate associated with HAIs in City Hospital over the past three years?
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024 (to May 31)

4. On average, do patients who contract HAIs spend more, less or the same length of time in hospital compared to those who don’t?
- More time
- Less time
- The same amount of time

5. How much has the treatment of HAIs cost City Hospital over the past three years?
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024 (to May 31)

6. What infection control policies and procedures are currently in place to prevent HAIs?

7. How often are these policies and procedures reviewed and updated at City Hospital (please provide dates of the last review/update period)?

8. Are there any specific protocols in place to deal with an outbreak of HAIs at City Hospital?
9. How is staff hygiene maintained to reduce the risk of HAIs?

10. How is visitor hygiene maintained to reduce the risk of HAIs?

11. How is patient hygiene maintained to reduce the risk of HAIs?

12. Are there specific cleaning and disinfection procedures for patient rooms, medical equipment, and common areas?

13. Have any new technologies or practices have been implemented to reduce the rates of HAIs at City Hospital over the past three years?

14. Are there any plans to explore or introduce new technologies or practices at City Hospital to reduce the rates of HAIs over the next three years?

Yours faithfully,

Jordan Millar

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Dear Jordan Millar,

Thank you for your request on UV Smart into rates of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs).

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Dear Akinwamide Mojisola (Digital & Information),

Thank you for your reply. After reviewing our initial request, we recognise that it may be challenging to provide answers to some of the questions we have put forward.

With that in mind, we would like to withdraw the original request and instead submit the below request, which covers similar topics but will hopefully be easier to provide information for. We recognise that this may be treated as a new FOI and so the response process will likely start over - please can you confirm the estimated response date and let us know the reference code for the second FOI.

1. Has City Hospital recorded any Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) over the past 12 months?
- Yes
- No

2. Has there been any case in the past 12 months where a HAI has resulted in the death of a patient at City Hospital?
- Yes
- No

3. What is the most common type of Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) recorded at City Hospital?

4. How many cases of the HAI identified in the answer to question 3 has City Hospital recorded over the past three years?

5. What specific infection control policies and procedures are currently in place to prevent HAIs?

6. How often are these policies and procedures reviewed and updated at City Hospital (please provide dates of the last review/update period)?

7. Are there any specific protocols in place to deal with an outbreak of HAIs at City Hospital? And have there been any recorded ‘outbreaks’ of HAIs at City Hospital in the last three years?

8. Have any new technologies or practices have been implemented to reduce the rates of HAIs at City Hospital over the past three years (please give details where possible)?

9. Are there any plans to explore or introduce new technologies or practices at City Hospital to reduce the rates of HAIs over the next three years (please give details where possible)?

10. Has City Hospital made the decision to use single-use medical equipment in place of reusable options either fully or partially because of benefits to patient safety/infection control?
- Yes
- No

Yours sincerely,

Jordan Millar

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Dear Jordan Millar,

Thank you for your request on Healthcare Associated Infection.

Your request was received on the 25th of July 2024, and we are dealing
with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.