HC Deb 17 March 2004 vol 419 c305W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were per head of population in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [160472]

Angela Smith

The information requested is not available.

Table: Number of registered deaths where the death certificate mentioned Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, 1998–2002
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
All Staphylococcus aureus 14 20 17 32 36
MRSA 11 13 14 16 25
Percentage of mentions of S. aureus that were MRSA 79 65 82 50 69