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Infections: healthcare associated

Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland (part of NHS National Services Scotland) is responsible for the coordination of national surveillance and reporting of healthcare associated infections and the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial prescribing. 

Information on the following healthcare associated infection (HAI) and infection control topics can be obtained from the ARHAI website:

Please note: If you require the most up-to-date data available, please check the data sources directly as new data may have been published since these data pages were last updated. Although we endeavour to ensure that the data pages are kept up-to-date, there may be a time lag between new data being published and the relevant ScotPHO web pages being updated.

Page last updated: 25 March 2024
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