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Patient demographics, comorbidities, procedure, indication, SSI management, presence of additional complication and type of SSI were recorded. Follow-up telephone calls (with patient consent) were made to capture any additional SSIs. The reaudit period analysed elective general surgical procedures between May\u2013June 2023, with the same data parameters. A perioperative seven-point checklist was implemented during the reaudit period in elective surgical theatres. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Overall, 955 patients were included in the retrospective review of data. Of these, 138 patients had developed a SSI, yielding a 14.5% SSI rate, and 249 patients were included in general surgery with 45 (18.1%) developing SSIs. A total of 38 additional SSIs were identified after telephone follow-up across all specialties, representing 3.97% of the total number of patients and 22.46% of total SSIs. The completion rate of the seven-point checklist during the reaudit period was 47% (n=100). The SSI rate was 1%, with the one reported case not having a completed checklist. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The results of this audit showed there was scope for improvement to reduce SSIs across specialties. A significant proportion of SSIs required admission to hospital and were only identified after telephone follow-up. 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