Health chiefs have been “very concerned” about the high levels healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) in Dumfries and Galloway this year.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s infection control committee and healthcare governance committee (HCGC) were alarmed to learn that the number of bloodstream infections – known as SABs (staphylococcus aureus bacteremia) – have gone through the roof.
The set limit for SABs for the whole of 2022/23 was 14, yet the number recorded was 18 in the first six months alone.
