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Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Friday, 25 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 10 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how frequently doctors are swab-tested for MRSA in the NHS.
Answer

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how frequently doctors are swab-tested for MRSA in the NHS. [219409] Miss Melanie Johnson: Data on testing healthcare workers for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus are not collected centrally. Policy on testing is determined by local national health service trusts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
431 c1979W;431 c1971W; 219409
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Doctors NHS MRSA Screening
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk