Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 June 2003. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 June 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which agency produces the Communicable Disease Report; how frequently it is issued; and to how many NHS organisations it is distributed. - Inc figures.

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which agency produces the Communicable Disease Report; how frequently it is issued; and to how many NHS organisations it is distributed. [116884] Ms Blears: The Communicable Disease Report (CDR) is produced by the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre (CDSC) of the Health Protection Agency and is published weekly on its web site. An email version of the CDR is also available on request, at no charge, which is currently sent out to around 1,700 addresses every week--including at least 1,000 recipients in the national health service. The CDSC no longer routinely produces paper copies of this publication.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 116884; 406 c831W;406 c832W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Health Protection Agency Information Infectious diseases NHS Publications Recipients
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk