Monitoring surgical wounds for infection: leaflets for patients
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

Explains surgical wound infection, and the national programme for monitoring infections acquired in hospitals, in English and 27 other languages.

Surgical site infection leaflets

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Monitoring surgical wounds for infection: information for patients (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab56405e625519a6c9ff1/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4.pdf)

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Monitoring surgical wounds for infection: information for patients – large print version (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab5642fe4b313286c9fea/Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_18pt_text.pdf)

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This leaflet is available for healthcare professionals to download and print for patients who are included in post-discharge surveillance submitted to the UK Health Security Agency.

Details of how patients’ data is collected and used (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/surgical-site-infection-surveillance-privacy-notice) is published via the Surgical site infection surveillance privacy notice.

Translated leaflets

The leaflet is also available in:
- Arabic surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f995dfd01bff0c008/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Arabic_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.15 MB, 4 pages)
- Bengali surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f2fe4b313286c9fe4/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Bengali_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.22 MB, 4 pages)
- Bulgarian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f995dfd01bff0c009/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Bulgarian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.1 MB, 4 pages)
- Cantonese surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f5e09a4a59af0bfed/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Cantonese_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.4 MB, 4 pages)
- Dari surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f1eabc899da7084c5/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Dari_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.17 MB, 4 pages)
- Farsi surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f05e625519a6c9fe9/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Farsi_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.13 MB, 4 pages)
- French surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f1eabc899da7084c6/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_French_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.1 MB, 4 pages)
- Gujarati surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28f995dfd01bff0c00a/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Gujarati_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.1 MB, 4 pages)
- Hindi surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d1eabc899da7084c1/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Hindi_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.13 MB, 4 pages)
- Hungarian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d995dfd01bff0c005/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Hungarian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.08 MB, 4 pages)
- Kurdish Sorani surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d5e09a4a59af0bfeb/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Kurdish_Sorani_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.14 MB, 4 pages)
- Lithuanian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28dc6df905ce77084d0/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Lithuanian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.08 MB, 4 pages)
- Mandarin surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d995dfd01bff0c006/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Mandarin_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.22 MB, 4 pages)
- Nepali surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d1eabc899da7084c2/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Nepali_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.16 MB, 4 pages)
- Pashto surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d995dfd01bff0c007/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Pashto_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.13 MB, 4 pages)
- Polish surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d1eabc899da7084c3/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Polish_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.09 MB, 4 pages)
- Portuguese surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28d2fe4b313286c9fe1/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Portuguese_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.09 MB, 4 pages)
- Punjabi surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e05e625519a6c9fe5/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Punjabi_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.11 MB, 4 pages)
- Romanian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e05e625519a6c9fe6/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Romanian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.09 MB, 4 pages)
- Russian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e2fe4b313286c9fe2/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Russian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.11 MB, 4 pages)
- Somali surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e1eabc899da7084c4/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Somali_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.09 MB, 4 pages)
- Spanish surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28ec6df905ce77084d1/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Spanish_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.1 MB, 4 pages)
- Tigrinya surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e05e625519a6c9fe7/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Tigrinya_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.11 MB, 4 pages)
- Turkish surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28ec6df905ce77084d2/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Turkish_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.09 MB, 4 pages)
- Ukranian surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e2fe4b313286c9fe3/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Ukranian_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.11 MB, 4 pages)
- Welsh surgical site infection leaflet (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68cab28e05e625519a6c9fe8/UKHSA_Surgical_site_infection_leaflet_A4_Welsh_digital.pdf) (PDF, 1.08 MB, 4 pages)