HC Deb 17 March 1995 vol 256 cc740-1W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures she has taken to secure the prevention of the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in the NHS.

Mr. Sackville

The Department of Health in EL(94)74, entitled "Improving the effectiveness of the NHSE", issued to the NHS on 28 September 1994 commended the revised guidelines for the control of epidemic methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus published jointly by the Hospital Infection Society and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in 1990. New general guidance on hospital infection control issued to the NHS on 8 March includes new advice on the surveillance of MRSA and other antibiotic resistant bacteria. Copies of the guidance are available in the Library.

Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus have been reported in the NHS for each year since 1992.

Mr. Sackville

This information is not available centrally.

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