1. For each of the financial years 2015/16 to 2019/20:
a. How many of your patients had an indwelling urinary catheter (also called a Foley catheter) H placed or were admitted with a urinary catheter in situ?
b. How many patients with an indwelling urinary catheter got a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)?
c. How many cases were there of a primary CAUTI developing into a gram-negative bloodstream infection?
2. Do you track where CAUTIs originate i.e. the hospital Trust or in the community?
3. Does your Trust follow guidance or protocols for:
a. The recognition, diagnosis and treatment of a CAUTI? If so, please indicate what these are.
b. Urinary Catheter selection, insertion and ongoing care? If so, please indicate what these are.
c. What processes does the Trust have in place to ensure practical adherence to the guidelines in a) and b)? How does the Trust monitor these processes?
4. How many prescriptions of antimicrobials/antibiotics were dispensed in each of the financial years from 2015/16 to 2019/20 in relation to a CAUTI?
a. How many different antimicrobials/antibiotics were used?
b. Are these antimicrobials/antibiotics used to treat other infections?
