Written question asked by Lord Sharma (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2011. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Hospitals: Berkshire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many healthcare-acquired infections there were in each NHS facility in Berkshire in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: Information on all healthcare associated infections is not collected centrally. The best available information is from the Department's mandatory surveillance system. This collects data on the methicillin-resistant ““Staphylococcus aureus”” bloodstream infections (bacteraemias); ““Clostridium difficile”” infections; glycopeptide-resistant enterococci bacteraemias (GREs); and selected orthopaedic surgical site infections. Data for Berkshire trusts are given in the tables that have been placed in the Library. Mandatory surveillance data for GRE bacteraemia are not included owing to inconsistent reporting of this infection.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 46626; 525 c313-4W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-0451
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Hospitals Infectious diseases Berkshire
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