Written question asked by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost of treating a patient with (a) MRSA and (b) pressure sores in the last year.

Answer: Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average cost of treating a patient with (a) MRSA and (b) pressure sores in the last year. [222960] Miss Melanie Johnson: [holding answer 18 March 2005]: The reference costs data provides unit cost information for a variety of procedures, treatments and services undertaken by the national health service in England for a given financial year. However, the costs of treating methicillin resistant "Staphylococcus aureus" and pressure sores cannot be separately identified from the information collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1097W; 222960
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Hospitals Infectious diseases Medical treatments MRSA Pressure sores Skin diseases
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk