Hospital-acquired Infections (Hansard, 11 March 2002)

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the policy is of the Brighton Healthcare NHS Trust for isolating patients who contract hospital-acquired infections. [42281]

§ Ms Blears
The management of patients who contract hospital acquired infections at Brighton Health Care NHS Trust is dependent on their medical condition and the location of their care, such as an intensive care unit.
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Department of Health non-medical work force census>
Department of Health vacancy survey March 2001

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) vacancy rates and (b) full role figures are for physiotherapy posts for NHS hospitals in Sussex. [42283]

§ Ms Blears
The information requested is shown in the table. Patients would be placed in a degree of isolation taking account of these two factors.