National Point Prevalence Survey of Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Prescribing in Long Term Care Facilities, 2017
Publication Date: 09 April 2018
The objectives of the 2017 Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) were to:
- measure the prevalence of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) and to describe the types of HAI occurring in LTCF
- measure the prevalence of antimicrobial use and describe the types of antimicrobials prescribed
- describe the organisation of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and antimicrobial stewardship programmes
- identify priority areas for interventions to prevent and control HAI and improve antimicrobial prescribing
- identify priority areas for training and/or additional IPC and antimicrobial stewardship resources
- contribute to the Europe-wide HALT-3 study
Resource information
- Publisher:
- Health Protection Scotland
- Publication type:
- Surveillance Report
Documents
- HALT Report 2017 (PDF, 2080KB)
- HALT Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 100KB)
- HALT Infographic: Executive Summary (PDF, 511KB)
- HALT Infographic: What do Scottish LTCF look like? (PDF, 405KB)
- HALT Infographic: Prevalence of antimicrobial prescribing in Scottish LTCF (PDF, 358KB)
- HALT Infographic: Epidemiology of healthcare associated infections in Scottish LTCF (PDF, 310KB)