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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) advice has been given and (b) precautions are taken against the spread of MRSA in military ambulances; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) advice has been given and (b) precautions are taken against the spread of MRSA in military ambulances; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 February 2005
For answer on
23 February 2005
Answered on
23 February 2005
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) advice has been given and (b) precautions are taken
against the spread of MRSA in military ambulances; and if he will make a statement. [216397]
Mr. Caplin: The majority of secondary care for armed forces personnel is provided at Ministry of Defence hospital units within host
NHS hospitals. Ambulances used for transfer fall under the local health authority and will adhere to the procedures and precautions
laid down by the local health authority.
Some military ambulances are retained by armed forces medical centres. Guidelines to prevent the spread of infection are provided at
a single service level. These include staff protection and ambulance disinfection. The guidelines are in line with the current
procedures recommended by the local health authorities. Ambulances are also used by the armed forces for transfer of a small number
of patients in Cyprus and Gibraltar. These ambulances follow the same infection control procedures as the UK based medical centres
with staff referring to the local infection control manuals supplied by the single service infection control teams in the UK. A
local infection control nurse is on hand to provide immediate support and advice where necessary.
MRSA has not been identified as a major problem for troops returning from military operations abroad. Nevertheless, when operating
in field conditions staff are instructed on the importance of preventing the spread of any infection and are given specific
guidelines to follow to prevent the spread of infection relevant to the particular theatre. Ambulances on operations are cleaned as
per single service guidelines on the decontamination of equipment.
Subjects
Armed forces; Ambulance services; Disease control; MRSA; Vehicles
Date
23 February 2005
Reference
216397; 431 c654-5W;431 c650-1W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of MRSA have been recorded in Ministry of Defence hospitals since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of MRSA have been recorded in Ministry of Defence hospitals since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 February 2005
For answer on
21 February 2005
Answered on
21 February 2005
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cases of MRSA have been recorded in Ministry of Defence hospitals
since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [216398]
Mr. Caplin: The majority of secondary care for armed forces personnel is now provided at Ministry of Defence Hospital Units (MDHUs)
which are based within NHS Trust hospitals around the UK. MRSA numbers are now monitored by the Infection Control Teams of each NHS
Trust under the direction of a Consultant Microbiologist, not the MOD. The Department therefore does not hold these records. Royal
hospital Haslar is currently an exception to this.
Since April 2001 it has been run in partnership with Portsmouth hospital Trust. The number of cases of MRSA at Royal hospital Haslar
are only available from the year 2000. Due to reasons of medical confidentiality, numbers are not broken down below five.
Royal hospital Haslar:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number of cases
2000 15
2001 22
2002 66
2003 34
2004 26
2005 5
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Less than five cases.
The Ministry of Defence currently has two military hospitals at its permanent overseas bases in Cyprus and Gibraltar. Records for
these bases are only held for the last five years and less than five cases of MRSA have been recorded. Those cases recorded have
been transferred in from other hospitals and no new cases of MRSA have been identified in either hospital in this period.
Subjects
Armed forces; Hospitals; Ministry of Defence; MRSA
Date
21 February 2005
Reference
216398; 431 c252W;431 c251W
House
House of Commons