Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 October 2021. It was answered by Maggie Throup (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 October 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Infectious Diseases
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a rise in (a) community acquired pneumonia and (b) hospital acquired infections this winter.
- Answer
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made an assessment of potential community-acquired pneumonia this winter.
Whilst UKHSA has not made projections of hospital-onset infections for winter 2021/22, routinely monitors and reports healthcare-associated infection in the general population and co/secondary infections in COVID-19 patients.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 59860
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Hospitals Infectious diseases Pneumonia
- Link
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- 2021-10-28 12:06:14 +0100
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