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Hospital-acquired Infections

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the policy is of the Brighton Healthcare NHS Trust for isolating patients who contract hospital-acquired infections. [42281]

Ms Blears: The management of patients who contract hospital acquired infections at Brighton Health Care NHS Trust is dependent on their medical condition and the location of their care, such as an intensive care unit. Patients would be placed in a degree of isolation taking account of these two factors.

Bed Availability

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the latest level of bed availability in each hospital trust. [42215]

Ms Blears: The latest information on the average daily number of available beds at each national health service trust is on the Department's website www.doh.gov.uk/ hospitalactivity

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