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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 November 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


MRSA

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have contracted MRSA at hospitals in (a) Romford, (b) Essex and (c) London in 2005.
Answer

The information requested is not available in the format requested, but the number of cases of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood stream infections reported from April 2004 to March 2005 in Essex, London and the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals National Health Service Trust, which covers Romford, is shown in the table.

Strategic health authority (SHA) 2004–05
Essex 183
London SHAs 1373
Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust 98
Source: Health Protection Agency.
(33) There are five SHAs in London. The figure covers all of them.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22947; 439 c636-7W;439 c636-7W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Hospitals Greater London Infectious diseases Essex Patients MRSA Romford
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk