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Sentinel GP respiratory surveillance Previously Sentinel Flu Surveillance
The sentinel GP surveillance system is a collaborative surveillance project involving sentinel GPs, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and the National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL). Currently, the sentinel GP network monitors patients consulting …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 EHDS epidemiology healthcare registry surveillance -
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 -
National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (EARS-Net Ireland) Previously National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
The European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS) was established in 1999 in response to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance in Europe. In 2010 EARSS coordination was transferred to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and renamed …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 Ireland healthcare registry surveillance -
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 -
Clostridioides difficile infection enhanced surveillance
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) became a notifiable disease in May 2008. In August 2009, HPSC began collecting enhanced surveillance data on all CDI cases from acute hospitals on a voluntary basis. The enhanced surveillance collects information on both new and …
Publisher: Health Protection Surveillance Centre · Updated: 2026-03-19 EHDS health registry surveillance