§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the first quarter results of the second phase of the mandatory surveillance scheme for health care-associated infection to be published. [134064]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 27 October 2003]: Collection of data for the second phase of the mandatory surveillance scheme began this autumn, with publication expected to start next summer. Quarterly reporting may not be appropriate for all data.