§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of beds are occupied by patients suffering from infections acquired in hospital in each NHS health authority and hospital trust. [141321]
§ Mr. DenhamI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 21 November 2000,Official Report, columns 163–64W.
A compulsory national surveillance scheme of hospital-acquired infection is being developed and will be launched in April 2001. Data will be published from April 2002.