Surgical site infection surveillance is carried out by a dedicated surveillance team. The aim is to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection. Specialities such as orthopaedic, spinal and cranial surgeries are monitored.
Results of the surveillance are fed back to clinicians and relevant key stakeholders. High-risk and high-incidence areas are identified and improvement plans are developed with clinicians.
In addition to surgical site infection surveillance, the SSI team also support the Infection Prevention and Control Team in undertaking a wide range of infection control audits such as hand hygiene, invasive devices and environmental audits to meet our annual plan targets.