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FOI 2023 48 - Hospital Aquired Infections

 

Information Requested:

We e mail you to request a freedom of information on Hospital Acquire Infections and the lasted information you have on the matter.
Question:
1 The most recent year the item for hospital acquired infections have been fully recorded
2: The latest cost that the NHS occurred for this hospital acquired infections in 2021.
3: The cost occurred for after care of patients released after HAIs
4: The number of extra bed days that HAIs cause in 2021 and what percentage of the total bed available to the NHS does this represent.
5 The cost of these extra bed for 2021.
6 The number of days of staff absenteeism cause by HAIs IN 2021
7 The cost of these absenteeism for this year.
8 The total number of HAIs recorded for the year 2021.
9 The number deaths relating to HAIs in 2021 in hospital

10 The number of deaths relating to HAIs when a patient has been discharged.2021.
12 The total number of hours staff spent on direct observation of hand hygiene 2021
13 The total cost of the direct observation 2021  
 

 

Information provided for the answer:

Thank you for your recent request dated 28th April 2023.

I’m afraid that Public Health Wales does not hold the information requested. As an organisation we have no jurisdiction over the activities of Health Boards and frequently do not have access to the data that they produce.

I have provided contact details for each Health Board below, you would need to contact them individually for this information.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/39187

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/page/39134

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information-new

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

https://cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/foi/

Swansea Bay University Health Board

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/about-us1/foia/

Hywel Dda University Health Board

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/862/page/52085

Powys Teaching Health Board

http://www.powysthb.wales.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information

 


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If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk