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MRSA

Answer

The information requested is not available in the required format. However, national data are shown in the table.

Notificationyear	(A) Number of successful claims made, that is damages paid	(B) Number of attempted claims made
2000–01	11	19
2001–02	21	50
2002–03	33	91
2003–04	30	104
2004–05	16	109
(14)Claims are recorded on the NHS Litigation Authority's database in financial years (April/March), rather than calendar years.

Column (A) shows the number of successful claims and column (B), shows the total number of attempted claims. It is not possible however, to provide a breakdown of the data into the question's categories (i)and (ii)—as centrally held data does not differentiate between a patient and a member of their family claiming for negligence.The figures provided are in respect of all claims where Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is stated as an element of the claim, it could be a cause or an injury. The contraction of the MRSA could be a non-negligent consequence of the negligent act.Centrally collected data does not allow us to provide specific figures in respect of the allegation that it was negligent to acquire MRSA i.e. there was a breach of infection/hygiene control policies.The number of claims are shown by notification year, that is the financial year in which the trust was first notified that a claim was going to be made. Because the notification date can be up to three years after the incident, the table above is subject to updates that might place additional claims in certain years.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

49134; 443 c469W;443 c469W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Compensation Hospitals MRSA Lancashire

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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