Wales Audit Office report on healthcare associaed infections - a summary for patients and carers

This document summarises the findings published in the Wales Audit Office report 'Minimising Healthcare Associated Infections in NHS Trusts in Wales' It is produced for patients and carers who may require a brief overview of what is happening in prevention and control of healthcare associated infection in trusts in Wales. It outlines the background to the audit on healthcare associated infection, rates of infection and links to detailed information about levels of infection, costs of infectionand what trusts are doing to minimise infections in hospitals and what they could do better Main report can be found at http://www.wao.gov.uk/assets/englishdocuments/HAI_report_eng.pdf