§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the post surgical infection rate in National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 13 June 1985, c. 557.] The available information is given in the table.
*NHS hospitals Year Estimated number of inpatient cases with a diagnosis of post-operative infection as percentage of all in-patient cases who undergo operations England and Wales 1979 0.7 1980 0.7 1981 0.7 England 1982 0.8 1983 (provisional) 0.8 * Excluding psychiatric and maternity hospitals and units