Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 26 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 March 2009. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 225W, on hospital-acquired infections, if he will place in the Library the dataset used to calculate the 65 per cent. reduction in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus against the 2003-04 baseline.

Answer: The data used to calculate the 65 per cent. reduction in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the 2003-04 baseline were the October to December2008 national quarterly data published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).These data show there were 676 reports in October to December 2008 and 7,700 reports in the baseline year 2003-04. This gives a quarterly average of 1,925 for the baseline year and 676 is a 65 per cent. reduction from this.These data are publicly available from the HPA quarterly counts of MRSA for October to December 2008 and financial year reports of MRSA from 2001-02 to 2005-06, which can be found at:"www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1233906819629?p=1191942169773"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 490 c1223W;490 c1219W; 267903
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: MRSA
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