Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 March 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Scottish Office

Question

How many hospitals screen patients for MRSA on admission; how many hospitals have reported cases of MRSA in the past 12 months; how many cases there were in total; and in how many cases MRSA was the cause of or contributed to death; and what measures are being taken to prevent the spread of MRSA outside hospitals. - No figs given.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

292 c140W; 19846;19848;19847

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Hospitals Patients MRSA Scotland

Contains statistics

Yes