§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has had regarding the star rating system. [127377]
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§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), which is now responsible for publishing the NHS Star Ratings, has received a small number of queries from trusts seeking clarification over the calculation of their Star Rating. Representations to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health have included a small number of right hon. and hon. Members, members. of the public and national health service staff proffering views on the NHS Star Ratings system. These views are being passed to CHI so that they may inform future developments of the star ratings system.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on what qualitative basis star ratings for hospital-acquired infections are calculated. [127567]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonTwo new performance indicators related to hospital acquired infections contributed to the star ratings this July. The first, a methicillin resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) improvement score was based on quantitative data from the national mandatory MRSA surveillance system. The second, an infection control procedures indicator was based on a qualitative assessment against the infection control standard. Full details of these indicators are on http://www.ratings.chi.nhs.uk/Trust/Indicator/indicators.asp?trustType = 1
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures his Department has in place to reduce incidences of MRSA in NHS hospitals. [127334]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonWe already have standards to ensure there is a managed environment which minimises the risk of infection to patients, staff and visitors. In addition, infection control procedures and a methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus score are now performance indicators and contributed to the star ratings in July. We are continuing work to improve infection control in hospitals by developing a longer term strategy to reduce health care associated infections, spearheaded by the Chief Medical Officer.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new hospitals have opened in the last three years; and at what cost. [127357]
§ Mr. Hutton35 new hospital building schemes have become operational since July 2000. The schemes and their capital values are shown in the following table:
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Scheme Capital value (£ million)
Dartford and Gravesham 94 Buckinghamshire Hospitals 45 Queen Elizabeth Hospital—Greenwich 96 County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals 61 Calderdale and Huddersfield 65 South Manchester University 67 Norfolk and Norwich Health 158 Hereford Hospitals 64 Barnet and Chase Farm 54 Worcestershire Acute 87 County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals 48 King's Healthcare 76 Swindon and Marlborough 100 Leeds Community and Mental 47 Bromley Hospitals 118 Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals 22 West Middlesex University Hospital 60 Berkshire Healthcare 30 Rochdale 24
Scheme Capital value (£ million)
Central Sheffield University Hospitals 24 Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospital 84 Queens Medical Centre—Nottingham University Hospital 17 West Sussex Health and Social Care 22 North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare 28 Oxleas 11 North East London Mental Health 11 Northern Birmingham Mental Health 18 Cornwall Healthcare—Bodmin 10 East London and The City Mental Health—Newham 15 Luton and Dunstable 15 Northumbria Healthcare—Wansbeck 18 Royston Buntingford and Bishop Stortford PCT 15 Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals 13 Northumbria Healthcare—Hexham 29 Swale PCT 14