How many cases of clostridium difficile there were per 1,000 acute occupied bed days in people aged 65 and over in (a) NHS Tayside and (b) …

Answered Asked by Marlyn Glen Lab Lodged 2 Apr 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of clostridium difficile there were per 1,000 acute occupied bed days in people aged 65 and over in (a) NHS Tayside and (b) Scotland in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 Apr 2008 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table sets out the information requested:
Rates of CDAD per 1,000 Acute Occupied Bed Days

| January-March
2007
| April-June
2007
| July-September
2007
| October-December
2007

NHS Tayside
| 2.60
| 2.61
| 1.82
| 1.80

Scotland (overall rate)*
| 2.38
| 2.51
| 1.81
| 1.95

Note: The overall rate for Scotland is calculated as: rate = (total number of cases x 1000) / total number of acute occupied bed days.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-11541 by reference.