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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 October 2007. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Thursday, 25 October 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Eastern Region

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of MRSA were reported in each hospital in the Eastern Region in each of the last five years.
Answer

Data is not available for individual hospitals therefore we have provided data for acute national health service trusts in the Eastern Region. The following table provides data from the mandatory surveillance scheme of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, bloodstream infections in acute NHS Trusts in England.

April to March each year
NHS Trusts 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals 38 30 42 36 24
Bedford Hospital 19 26 9 32 27
Cambridge University Hospitals 127 126 123 112 81
East and North Hertfordshire 86 56 50 58 53
Essex Rivers Healthcare 18 16 37 19 24
Hinchingbrooke Healthcare 25 26 12 32 15
Ipswich Hospital 52 52 51 43 51
James Paget University Hospitals 36 30 50 41 27
Luton and Dunstable Hospital 28 21 19 32 21
Mid Essex Hospital Services 33 43 41 38 12
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital 57 64 58 58 48
Papworth Hospital 24 13 7 14 7
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals 10 10 16 9 11
Southend University Hospital 23 27 19 29 21
The Princess Alexandra Hospital 37 32 44 20 25
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital .King's Lynn 36 30 51 25 13
West Hertfordshire Hospitals 40 45 53 51 42
West Suffolk Hospitals 24 37 43 29 27
Source:
Health Protection Agency—provisional data

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
465 c561-2W; 160211
Session
2006-07
Subjects
MRSA East of England
Link
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