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Written question asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Monday, 15 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2009. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Friday, 19 June 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.


MRSA: Milton Keynes

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of MRSA infection in Milton Keynes have been reported to his Department in each year since 1997.
Answer

Since April 2001, all acute national health service trusts in England are obliged to report all cases of bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).These data comprise all specimens processed by NHS acute trust laboratories, not just those from in-patients and include infections acquired in hospital and elsewhere. These data are only available by financial year.

Milton Keynes General Hospital NHS Trust
April to March each year Number of cases of bloodstream infections caused by MRSA
2001-02 9
2002-03 13
2003-04 7
2004-05 11
2005-06 23
2006-07 19
2007-08 11
2008-09 14

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
494 c531W; 280876
Session
2008-09
Subjects
MRSA Milton Keynes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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