§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of MRSA have been identified in hospitals within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the past five years; [165038]
(2) what percentage of patients in hospitals within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are infected with MRSA; [165039]
(3) what percentage of NHS staff within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust are infected with MRSA. [165043]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe data are not collected centrally. Available data from the national mandatory surveillance system for methicillin resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections are shown in the table.
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Number of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia laboratory reports, Hull and East Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust
Year Number of reports MRSA rate (per 1,000 bed-days) April 2001—March 2002 106 0.26 April 2002—March 2003 75 0.18
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there are in the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. [165042]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe average daily number of available beds in wards open overnight at Hull and East Yorkshire National Health Service Trust in 2002–03 was 1,391. In addition, the average daily number of day case beds in 2002–03 was 107. Information for each NHS trust is published annually on the Department's website at http://www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/. Information for 2003–04 will be available in the summer.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses work in hospitals in the East Riding of Yorkshire. [165044]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table.
National Health Service hospital and community health services: Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in Hull and
East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust as at 30 September 2003
headcount All qualified nurses Community Hospital Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2,399 0 2,399 Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of tuberculosis there were in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the past five years. [165047]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table.
Year Health Authority TB cases 1998 East Riding 17 1999 East Riding 30 2000 East Riding 37 2001 East Riding 37 2002 East Riding 18 Source: Department of Health.