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[Deputy James Reilly.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers tation by the HSE is ongoing. Hand hygiene is an important factor in the control of HCAI’s. The HSE continues to encourage good hand hygiene among its staff and monitors the level of compliance with hand hygiene standards across the hospital system. In relation to norovirus infections, data on the frequency of occurrence by hospital for the past 5 years is not available. There is no requirement to report hospital name or location of outbreaks in relation to norovirus to the HPSC. The HPSC, does however, collect the number of confirmed norovirus outbreaks in acute hospital settings, by region, each year. These are set out in the table which shows the total number of outbreaks and a geographical breakdown of the location. In 2003, National Guidelines on the Management of Outbreaks of Norovirus Infection in Healthcare settings was produced to address the issue of hospital and other healthcare settings. In 2002 the average size of norovirus outbreaks in Irish hospitals was about 100 cases. Average hospital outbreak size fell to about 28 cases by 2006. In 2011, the average size of norovirus outbreaks in hospital has reduced again to 22, a clear indication of the improved capacity within the acute sector to rapidly control norovirus outbreaks. It should be noted that norovirus is highly transmissible and what is seen in hospitals is simply a reflection of generalised norovirus activity in the community rather than a reflection on the hygiene conditions in any particular hospital. The reason hospitals figure so prominently in norovirus data is that outbreaks are more likely to be identified and managed in hospitals than in any other setting. In addition, people ill with norovirus are more likely to present to hospital hence inflating the figures. 644
Appendix 4. Annual summary of Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA data by hospital, 2007-2011(Q3) Data correct as of 14/12/2011 Year 645 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011(Q1-3) † Hospital Name SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate per per per per per 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 bed bed bed bed bed days days days days days used used used used used Adelaide, Meath 61 18 29.5% 0.097 80 27 33.8% 0.141 61 14 23.0% 0.074 62 12 19.4% 0.064 38 6 15.8% 0.043 and National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght Aut Even 1 0 0.0% * 2 2 100.0% * 1 1 100.0% * 1 0 0.0% * 1 0 0.0% * Hospital, Kilkenny Bantry General 11 8 72.7% 0.307 5 1 20.0% 0.037 5 3 60.0% 0.124 11 7 63.6% 0.392 8 0 0.0% 0.000 Hospital Beacon Hospital, 3 0 0.0% * 0 0 0.0% * 5 0 0.0% * 8 2 25.0% 0.055 8 3 37.5% 0.095 Sandyford Beaumont 127 50 39.4% 0.222 110 45 40.9% 0.198 103 20 19.4% 0.086 93 22 23.7% 0.097 83 23 27.7% 0.142 Hospital Blackrock Clinic 12 3 25.0% * 6 0 0.0% * 3 0 0.0% * 7 0 0.0% * 4 0 0.0% 0.000 Bon Secours 10 0 0.0% 0.000 7 2 28.6% 0.031 12 1 8.3% 0.015 15 3 20.0% 0.045 6 1 16.7% 0.020 Hospital, Cork Bon Secours 2 1 50.0% 0.066 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% * Hospital, Galway Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers
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Appendix 4. Annual summary <strong>of</strong> Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA data by hospital, 2007-2011(Q3)<br />
Data correct as <strong>of</strong> 14/12/2011<br />
Year<br />
645<br />
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011(Q1-3) †<br />
Hospital Name SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA SAU MRSA % MRSA<br />
number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate number number MRSA rate<br />
per per per per per<br />
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000<br />
bed bed bed bed bed<br />
days days days days days<br />
used used used used used<br />
Adelaide, Meath 61 18 29.5% 0.097 80 27 33.8% 0.141 61 14 23.0% 0.074 62 12 19.4% 0.064 38 6 15.8% 0.043<br />
and National<br />
Children’s<br />
Hospital,<br />
Tallaght<br />
Aut Even 1 0 0.0% * 2 2 100.0% * 1 1 100.0% * 1 0 0.0% * 1 0 0.0% *<br />
Hospital,<br />
Kilkenny<br />
Bantry General 11 8 72.7% 0.307 5 1 20.0% 0.037 5 3 60.0% 0.124 11 7 63.6% 0.392 8 0 0.0% 0.000<br />
Hospital<br />
Beacon Hospital, 3 0 0.0% * 0 0 0.0% * 5 0 0.0% * 8 2 25.0% 0.055 8 3 37.5% 0.095<br />
Sandyford<br />
Beaumont 127 50 39.4% 0.222 110 45 40.9% 0.198 103 20 19.4% 0.086 93 22 23.7% 0.097 83 23 27.7% 0.142<br />
Hospital<br />
Blackrock Clinic 12 3 25.0% * 6 0 0.0% * 3 0 0.0% * 7 0 0.0% * 4 0 0.0% 0.000<br />
Bon Secours 10 0 0.0% 0.000 7 2 28.6% 0.031 12 1 8.3% 0.015 15 3 20.0% 0.045 6 1 16.7% 0.020<br />
Hospital, Cork<br />
Bon Secours 2 1 50.0% 0.066 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% 0.000 0 0 0.0% *<br />
Hospital,<br />
Galway<br />
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