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UKHSA helps hospitals record incidents of surgical site infection (SSI), to help improve surgical practice and prevent further infections.
This service allows hospitals to record incidents of infection after surgery, track patient results and review or change practice to avoid further infections.
Privacy notice for patients participating in surgical site infection surveillance.
Civil war has crippled Syria leaving much of the population without access to healthcare
Explains surgical wound infection, and the national programme for monitoring infections acquired in hospitals, in English and 8 other languages.
Hospitals register to use the surgical site infection surveillance service (SSISS) to track infections and patient outcomes.
Surgical site infection surveillance service protocol, operating procedure codes and user manual for hospital staff.
The authors of this review sought to identify every study where people with an abdominal injury were randomised to surgery or observation
This annual report covers surgical site infection (SSI) data collected by NHS hospitals and independent sector NHS treatment centres.
The PM will pledge the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a speech this morning [12 September 2024], following the publication today of a full and independent investigation into the state of the NHS.
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