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National Serosurveillance Programme (NSP)
The National Serosurveillance Programme is the principal source of data on the seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Ireland. **Purpose:** The initial objective of the National Serosurveillance Programme is to report on the seroprevalence of COVID-19 due to vaccination or infection in …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 EHDS epidemiology public-health registry surveillance -
Immunisation Uptake Statistics at 12 and 24 months of age Previously Immunisation uptake statistics - early childhood
Vaccines in the primary childhood immunisation schedule are given by General Practitioners; the returns (records of GP administered vaccinations to patients) are sent to the local HSE Area and recorded on the local database. Each HSE area maintains a childhood …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 health public-health statistics -
HIV Antenatal Testing
Antenatal HIV testing for pregnant women. In April 1999, the Department of Health and Children, on the advice of the National AIDS Strategy Committee (NASC), introduced a policy of voluntary antenatal HIV testing in Ireland. As part of this programme, …
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Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring
Compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) “Five Moments of Hand Hygiene” opportunities by healthcare workers in acute hospitals. Data from hand hygiene audit tools (MS Excel) are collated by HPSC via the MicroB online tool and the results published. **Purpose:** …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 Ireland healthcare registry statistics surveillance -
Enhanced Bacteraemia (Bloodstream infections) Surveillance in Ireland
Data on bacteraemia caused by selected pathogens is currently collected as part of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARS-NET). EARS-NET was enhanced in Ireland to collect demographic, risk factor and clinical data for each EARS-NET isolate reported since 2004. …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 clinical-data health surveillance -
Alcohol Hand Rub Consumption Surveillance
Surveillance of consumption of alcohol-based hand washing gels in acute hospitals. Data from entire facility in litres per each quarter supplied to HPSC. Results as rates, expressed as litre per 1000 Bed-days used per hospital are published quarterly. **Purpose:** In …
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Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance
HPSC communicates regularly with each paediatric hospital /unit to request and remind clinicians on the need to report all AFP cases in children aged less than 15 years of age. The completed forms are sent to HPSC. Anonymised copies are …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 EHDS clinical-data healthcare