Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 March 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he plans to publish on (a) clostridium difficile, (b) vancomycin-resistant enterococci and (c) post-surgical infection in orthapaedics; and when he expects to begin publishing this information.

Answer: Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he plans to publish on (a) Clostridium difficile, (b) vancomycin-resistant enterococci and (c) post-surgical infection in orthopaedics; and when he expects to begin publishing this information. [218118] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on Clostridium difficile disease, vancomycin resistant enterococci and surgical site infections is already available from the Health Protection Agency's voluntary reporting scheme and published routinely on its website at www.hpa.org.uk.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1909W;431 c1902W; 218118
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Hospitals Information Infectious diseases Publications Clostridium Bacterial diseases Orthopaedics
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk