HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 c907W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the extent of MRSA in NHS hospitals. [43728]

Yvette Cooper

Early data on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus rates for every acute trust in England were published on 8 February 2002 in the Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Diseases Report. This is the first phase of a comprehensive and mandatory surveillance system for healthcare associated infection.

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