MRSA Screening Pathfinder Implementation Study Reports

Information about several studies into MRSA screening within NHS Scotland have been published by ARHAI Scotland in the following suite of reports:

• Final report executive summary
• Final report volume 1: An investigation of the clinical effectiveness of universal MRSA screening
• Final report volume 2: An assessment of the economics, implementation and modelling of universal MRSA screening
• Final report volume 3: A mixed methods study of the acceptability of MRSA screening in NHS Scotland pathfinder
• Final report volume 4: To evaluate the feasibility and potential for rollout of the MRSA screening programme
• The value of nasal swabbing versus full body screening or clinical risk assessment to detect MRSA colonisation at admission to hospital
• Discharge testing for MRSA in Scottish hospitals: MRSA acquisition, description of acquired strains and risk factors for acquisition of MRSA in the hospital
• NHS Scotland MRSA screening programme economic analyses
• NHS Scotland MRSA screening programme update report - additional data following the completion of the pathfinder study
• SBAR to the Scottish Government Health Directorates: Policy implications of further research studies for national rollout of MRSA screening

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