Immunisation Rate Against Influenza Among Healthcare Workers in Hospitals
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals, who have been vaccinated against seasonal influenza.
Numerator
Number of healthcare workers in Health Service Executive (HSE)-funded (or all reporting) hospitals who have received seasonal influenza vaccine by the end of the influenza season.
Denominator
Number of long-term or permanent healthcare workers that staff HSE-funded (or all reporting) hospitals.
Exclusions
Only data from public (HSE funded, managed, and staffed) hospitals are included. Data from other hospitals (private) is provided annually on a voluntary basis to HPSC.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital, hospital group and staff category (management and administration, medical and dental, health and social care professionals, nursing, general support staff, other patient and client care, all staff).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
National Healthcare Quality Reporting System