Minimising Clostridioides difficile and Gram-negative Bloodstream Infections

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The NHS Standard Contract includes quality requirements for NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts to minimise rates of both Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) and of Gram-negative bloodstream infections to threshold levels set by NHS England. The thresholds for each trust, together with the methodology used to identify these, are set out in this document.

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Minimising Clostridioides difficile and Gram-negative Bloodstream Infections

Minimising Clostridioides difficile and Gram-negative Bloodstream Infections

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Version 4. Updated April 2026.

If you require access to the Excel tables contained within the NHS Standard Contract 2026/27: Minimising Clostridioides difficile and Gram-negative bloodstream infections, Version 4, please contact england.improveipc@nhs.net.