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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 15 June 2018 (named day). It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Friday, 15 June 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Clostridium

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many trust-apportioned Clostridium Difficile cases were reported in each year since 2010-11.

Answer

Public Health England publishes the annual counts and rates of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections by acute trust and clinical commissioning group in patients aged two years and over at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/clostridium-difficile-infection-annual-data

A copy of the table showing the financial year counts and rates of C. difficile infection for patients aged two years and over by acute trust (trust apportioned cases only) is attached


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
152773
Session
2017-19
Attachment
PQ152773 attached document
Subjects
Hospitals Clostridium
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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