§ Andrew MackinlayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have died in the past three years at Frimley Park Hospital where the cause of death has been wholly or partly attributable to MRSA; and if he will make a statement. [184668]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
40WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Mackinlay, dated 19 July 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people have died at Frimley Park Hospital where the cause of death has been wholly or partly attributable to MRSA. (184668)The total number of deaths in Frimley Park Hospital where the cause of death was wholly or partly attributable to MRSA1 in the years 2000 to 2002, the latest year for which figures are available, was seven.1MIdentified using the methodology described in Griffiths C, Lamagni TL, Crowcroft NS, Duckworth G and Rooney C (2004) Trends in MRSA in England and Wales: analysis of morbidity and mortality data for 1993-2002. Health Statistics Quarterly 21, 15–22.