SSI webinar 1: Case for change

As part of campaign activity for Open for better care, a series of webinars are being held.

Webinar 1, the ‘Case for Change’ covered the following topics:

• the burden of surgical site infections (SSIs)
• the impact on patients and healthcare systems
• the need for a national programme to reduce SSIs
• the Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) programme framework
• the benefits of verifiable information
• continuous improvement and practice change
• Open for better care and the SSII programme.

Download a copy of the presentation, and the questions and answers from the webinar, below.