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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2006. It was answered by Andy Burnham (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 October 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


MRSA

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment she has made of a possible link between MRSA rates in a given Trust and its percentage bed occupancy.
Answer

The Department is working on an internal desk analysis of hospital organisation specialty mix and meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This indicates a statistical correlation, but bed occupancy is only one of the factors that influences infection rates. The Department acknowledges the importance of assessing the impact of initiatives on the incidence of MRSA and hopes to publish the report shortly.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90300; 450 c774W;450 c780W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Healthcare: Acquired Infections
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
MRSA
Link
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