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Hospital-acquired Infections
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of (a) Clostridium difficile and (b) Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia have been reported (i) at each hospital and (ii) within each health trust in the Province in each month of the last three years. [17542]
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Mr. Woodward: The information requested, which is only available quarterly by hospital for Clostridium difficile and quarterly by trust for Staphylococcus aureus, is set out in the following tables.
(a) Clostridium difficile is only available from 1 January 2005 when surveillance became mandatory in Northern Ireland.
(b) Staphylococcus aureus is only available from July 2002.
(29) Provisional
Notes:
1. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia reporting became a mandatory requirement from 1 April 2002.
2. Staphylococcus aureus patient episodes' are defined as the total number of patients from whom blood culture set(s) collected during the quarter grew Staphylococcus aureus. If repeat specimens were collected from a single patient, and the patient was considered to have had two episodes of bacteraemia, then they should be counted as two patients. As an arbitrary measure, if positive blood culture sets are collected more than 14 days apart, they should be considered as reflecting different episodes.
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Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of (a) hospital acquired and (b) other healthcare acquired infections there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [18039]
Mr. Woodward: This information is not available in the form requested.
Maritime Safety
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many emergency calls relating to people having difficulty at sea around the coastline of Northern Ireland there have been in each of the past three years. [18142]
Dr. Ladyman: I have been asked to reply.
The information is as follows.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 333 |
| 2003 | 336 |
| 2002 | 352 |
Medical Notes
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at what locations, apart from hospitals, hospital medical notes are stored in Northern Ireland. [17115]
Mr. Woodward: Trusts in Northern Ireland use secure storage facilities in Mallusk and Lisburn for the storage of hospital medical notes off site.
Missed Appointments
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the number of missed appointments at GP surgeries in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [17547]
Mr. Woodward: The Department does not hold information on missed appointments at GP surgeries. This could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Multiple Sclerosis
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many multiple sclerosis sufferers in the Province are waiting to commence treatment with beta interferon or glatiramer, broken down by health board. [17552]
Mr. Woodward:
The number of multiple sclerosis patients in each Health and Social Services Board area waiting for beta interferon or glatiramer treatment at 30 September 2005 is as follows.
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| Health board | Number waiting for beta interferon/glatiramer treatment at 30 September 2005 |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 56 |
| Northern | 56 |
| Southern | 16 |
| Western | 19 |
| NI total | 147 |
Note:
Patients currently suspended from the waiting list are excluded from these figures.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many multiple sclerosis patients in the Province were waiting to commence treatment with beta interferon or glatiramer in each of the last five years. [17553]
Mr. Woodward: The number of multiple sclerosis patients in the Province waiting for beta interferon or glatiramer treatment in each of the last three years is displayed in the following table. Information prior to September 2003 is not readily available.
Date | Number waiting for beta interferon/glatiramer treatment in Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | 103 |
| 30 September 2004 | 70 |
| 30 September 2005 | 147 |
Note:
Patients currently suspended from the waiting list are excluded from these figures.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many multiple sclerosis patients in the Province on the waiting list to commence treatment with beta interferon or glatiramer have been waiting for (a) less than six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months, (d) 18 to 24 months, (e) 24 to 30 months and (f) more than 30 months. [17554]
Mr. Woodward: The number of multiple sclerosis patients in Northern Ireland waiting for beta interferon or glatiramer treatment at 30 September 2005 for (a) less than six months (b) six to 12 months (c) 12 to 18 months, (d) 18 to 24 months, (e) 24 to 30 months and (f) more than 30 months are shown in the table:
Note:
Patients currently suspended from the waiting list are excluded from these figures.
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