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Online Help Mandatory Enhanced HCAI Surveillance Protocol This is the protocol for the mandatory surveillance of MRSA, MSSA and E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile infection, it contains detailed information on the surveillance programmes' case definitions, procedures and field descriptions. Mandatory Enhanced Surveillance Protocol Help is provided for the HCAI Data Capture System in the form of online documentation. Please Contact Us if you require further help FAQs Prior Trust Exposure Update This document provides an overview of the additional prior healthcare exposure questions included in the surveillance from April 2017. Clarification of prior trust exposure definitions Gram-negative Bacteraemia Infections Updates This document provides an overview of the updates made to the Gram-negative bacteraemia surveillance reports from October 2017 Gram-negative bacteraemia Updates CDI Risk Factors Update The below link provides an overview of the change in CDI risk factor questions for the surveillance from September 2026. Click for more information on the CDI risk factor changes Gram-negative Bacteraemia Definition Guidance This document provides guidance on how Healthcare-associated GNBSI are defined and clarification on the proposed terminology to be used explaining the different categories NHS Improvement Definition of Healthcare Associated Gram-negative bloodstream Infections Changes to the HCAI data capture system These documents provide an overview of the changes/enhancements made to the HCAI DCS. March 2024 June 2021 March 2021 July 2020 Data Submission Forms The attached data collection forms are designed to aid the mandatory reporting of the mandatory data collections by facilitating data collection on ward rounds. Please note there is a requirement for all information reported via these forms to subsequently be entered on the HCAI DCS. Gram-negative surveillance form Clostridioides difficile surveillance form Staphylococcus surveillance form User Guides Case Capture Case Capture User Guide Case Capture QMLR User Guide Case Capture Renal User Guide Case Capture PIR Workflow User Guide Case Capture Search User Guide Unlock Requests User Guide Data Upload Wizard User Guide Data Upload Wizard Templates and Data Dictionaries Sign-Off & Sharing Case Capture Sharing User Guide Sign Off User Guide Dashboards Home Dashboard User Guide Summary Dashboard User Guide Benchmarking Dashboard User Guide Data Completeness Dashboard User Guide Reports Counts & Rates Report User Guide Duplicates Report User Guide Line Listings Report User Guide CEO SignOff Report User Guide QMLR Report User Guide Monthly Summary Reports User Guide Annual Summary Reports User Guide Nil Returns Report User Guide PIR Reports PIR Status Finalisation Report User Guide PIR Unlock Report User Guide PIR Open Stages Report User Guide Data & Algorithims Data Dictionaries Denominators User Guide Algorithms Location of Onset User Guide Algorithms CCG Attribution User Guide Algorithms LA Mapping User Guide User Management Manage Account Request User Guide Register New Account User Guide Create New Local Administrator Account User Guide Self Help Guide User Guide Self Account Management User Guide Roles and Permissions User Guide Deleting Cache User Guide Introduction on how to use the DCS for the mandatory surveillance of MRSA, MSSA, and Gram-negative bacteraemia, and CDI programme Webinar, April 2026 Webinar recording Webinar transcript Webinar Q&A End User Licence Agreement (EULA) In order to verify an account on the the HCAI data capture system, all users are required to read and accept the End User Licence Aggreement (EULA)

Online Help Point Prevalence Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship in England 2023 - Useful Documents Point Prevalence Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship Protocol Codebook Flow Charts Data Collection Forms Registration Create User Account Self-Account Management User Guides Case Capture HCAI PPS Ward & HCAI PPS Patient Search User Guide Data Upload Wizard Data Upload Template - Ward Data Upload Template - Patient Data Upload Template - Patient - pre-formatted drop-down options Data dictionary for Patient and Ward data Deleting Records Line List Reports PPS Video Demonstration Registering for a HCAI PPS data entry account Patient Case Capture Searching for cases Data upload wizard (batch uploading data) Benchmarking tools Mandatory Enhanced HCAI Surveillance Protocol This is the protocol for the mandatory surveillance of MRSA, MSSA and E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp. bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile infection, it contains detailed information on the surveillance programmes' case definitions, procedures and field descriptions. Mandatory Enhanced Surveillance Protocol Help is provided for the HCAI Data Capture System in the form of online documentation. Please Contact Us if you require further help FAQs Clostridioides difficile Infection Surveillance Update This document provides an overview of the additional prior healthcare exposure questions included in the surveillance from April 2017. Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance Update Gram-negative Bacteraemia Infections Updates This document provides an overview of the updates made to the Gram-negative bacteraemia surveillance reports from October 2017 Gram-negative bacteraemia Updates CDI Risk Factors Update The below link provides an overview of the change in CDI risk factor questions for the surveillance from September 2026. Click for more information on the CDI risk factor changes Gram-negative Bacteraemia Definition Guidance This document provides guidance on how Healthcare-associated GNBSI are defined and clarification on the proposed terminology to be used explaining the different categories NHS Improvement Definition of Healthcare Associated Gram-negative bloodstream Infections Gram-negative Data Submission Form The attached Gram-negative data collection form is designed to aid the mandatory reporting of Gram-negative bacteraemias by facilitating data collection on ward rounds. Please note there is a requirement for all information reported via this form to subsequently be entered on the HCAI DCS. Gram-negative Surveillance Form Changes to the HCAI data capture system These documents provide an overview of the changes/enhancements made to the HCAI DCS. June 2021 March 2021 July 2020 User Guides Case Capture Case Capture User Guide Case Capture QMLR User Guide Case Capture Renal User Guide Case Capture PIR Workflow User Guide Case Capture Search User Guide Unlock Requests User Guide Data Upload Wizard User Guide Data Upload Wizard Templates and Data Dictionaries Sign-Off & Sharing Case Capture Sharing User Guide Sign Off User Guide Dashboards Home Dashboard User Guide Summary Dashboard User Guide Benchmarking Dashboard User Guide Data Completeness Dashboard User Guide Reports Counts & Rates Report User Guide Reports Duplicates Report User Guide Line Listings Report User Guide CEO SignOff Report User Guide QMLR Report User Guide Monthly Summary Reports User Guide Annual Summary Reports User Guide Nil Returns Report User Guide PIR Reports PIR Status Finalisation Report User Guide PIR Unlock Report User Guide PIR Open Stages Report User Guide Data & Algorithims Data Dictionary Denominators User Guide Algorithms Location of Onset User Guide Algorithms CCG Attribution User Guide Algorithms LA Mapping User Guide User Management Manage Account Request User Guide Register New Account User Guide Create New Local Administrator Account User Guide Self Help Guide User Guide Self Account Management User Guide Roles and Permissions User Guide Delete Cache User Guide End User Licence Agreement (EULA) In order to verify an account on the the HCAI data capture system, all users are required to read and accept the End User Licence Aggreement (EULA)