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Hospital Acquired Infection:
A Framework for a National System of Surveillance for the NHS in Scotland

May 1999

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference
I. INTRODUCTION
II. HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE
III. SURVEY OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE IN SCOTLAND
IV. HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
V. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE FOR THE NHS IN SCOTLAND
SUMMARY OF MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS

APPENDICES
Appendix I: Membership of the Working Group
Appendix II: List of Acknowledgements
Appendix Ill: Management Questionnaire
Appendix IV. Trust Activities Questionnaire
Appendix V. Health Board Questionnaire
Appendix VI: GP Questionnaire