Hospital-Acquired Infection Statistics UK: Latest England Data Online CPD Academy https://onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/hospital-acquired-infection-statistics-uk England recorded 367 hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections in 2024/25, within 1,064 MRSA infections reported across hospital and community-onset categories. The latest quarterly figures show that the MRSA rate was higher than a year earlier, while the C. difficile rate fell. STATISTICS Hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections: 367 2024/25 | England Onset classification uses specimen timing relative to hospital admission. MRSA bacteraemia, all reported: 1,064 2024/25 | England 367 were hospital-onset (34.5%). MSSA bacteraemia, all reported: 13,799 2024/25 | England Meticillin-susceptible S. aureus. E. coli bacteraemia, all reported: 43,639 2024/25 | England 8,397 were hospital-onset (19.2%). Klebsiella species bacteraemia, all reported: 13,438 2024/25 | England Includes hospital- and community-onset. P. aeruginosa bacteraemia, all reported: 4,474 2024/25 | England Includes hospital- and community-onset. C. difficile infections, all reported: 18,970 2024/25 | England Age two and over; 12.7% more reports than 2023/24. COVERAGE UKHSA surveillance covers England. Annual figures are for 2024/25; the quarterly update covers January–March 2026. Hospital-onset is defined by specimen timing relative to admission. USING THESE STATISTICS Please credit Online CPD Academy and link to https://onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/hospital-acquired-infection-statistics-uk when using these statistics. Retain each figure’s reporting period and coverage. SOURCES 1. UKHSA — Annual epidemiological commentary, financial year 2024 to 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mrsa-mssa-and-e-coli-bacteraemia-and-c-difficile-infection-annual-epidemiological-commentary/annual-epidemiological-commentary-gram-negative-mrsa-mssa-bacteraemia-and-c-difficile-infections-up-to-and-including-financial-year-2024-to-2025 2. UKHSA — Quarterly epidemiological commentary, January to March 2026 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gram-negative-mrsa-and-mssa-bacteraemia-and-c-difficile-infections-quarterly-reports-2021-to-2026/quarterly-epidemiological-commentary-mandatory-gram-negative-bacteraemia-mrsa-mssa-and-c-difficile-infections-data-up-to-january-to-march-2026 3. UKHSA — Quality and methodology information for HCAI reports https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hcai-qmi-report/quality-and-methodology-information-qmi-for-healthcare-associated-infections-hcai-reports 4. NHS — Clostridioides difficile infection https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/c-difficile/ 5. UK Government — Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-5-year-action-plan-for-antimicrobial-resistance-2024-to-2029/confronting-antimicrobial-resistance-2024-to-2029