Results of the mandatory Clostridium difficile reporting scheme

C. difficile - Quarterly results

Results by acute Trust

Acute Trust Counts by Quarter

• Tables 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f: Quarterly counts of C. difficile by age (April to June 2009) (Excel Spreadsheet, 1.1 MB)
  
  Aged 65 years and over
  Table 3a. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged 65 years and over (April 2007 - March 2008)
  Table 3b. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged 65 years and over (April 2008 - June 2009)
  
  Aged between 2 and 64 years
  Table 3c. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged between 2 and 64 years of age (April 2007 - March 2008)
  Table 3d. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged between 2 and 64 years of age (April 2008 - June 2009)
  
  Aged 2 years and over
  Table 3e. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged 2 years and over (April 2007 - March 2008)
  Table 3f. Quarterly counts (case episodes) of C. difficile for patients aged 2 years and over (April 2008 - June 2009)
  

Acute Trust Counts/Rates by Financial Year

• Tables 4a, 4b, 4c: Financial year counts/rates of C. difficile by age (FY 2008/09) (Excel Spreadsheet, 1 MB)
  
  Aged 65 years and over
  Table 4a. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged 65 years and over
  
  Aged between 2 and 64 years
  Table 4b. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged between 2 and 64 years
  
  Aged 2 years and over
  Table 4c. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile for patients aged 2 years and over
  

Archive Tables

Archived acute Trust data

• Archive Quarterly Counts Table:  Archived Quarterly counts of Clostridium difficile in patients aged 65 years and over (January 2004 - March 2007) (Excel Spreadsheet, 241 KB)
• Archive Calendar Year Table:  Calendar Year counts/rates of C. difficile infection in patients aged 65 years and over (January 2004 - December 2007) (Excel Spreadsheet, 278 KB).

Archive Quarterly Counts Table was produced for publication in September 2009 and includes data for the period January 2004 - March 2007. Data were extracted 16th July 2009. Archive Calendar Year Table was produced for publication in September 2009 and includes data for the period January 2004 - December 2007. Data were extracted 16th July 2009.

These tables are provided for historical reference and will not be updated. Please note that the numbers may have changed but the overall trend will remain the same.

Please refer to the current published tables for updated information.

Results by Primary Care Organisation

Primary Care Organisation Counts by Quarter

• Table 5: Quarterly Counts of C. difficile infection in patients aged 2 years and over by Primary Care Organisation (April - June 2009) (Excel Spreadsheet, 156 KB)
  

Primary Care Organisation Counts/Rates by Financial Year

• Tables 6a & 6b:  Financial year annual counts of C. difficile infection in patients aged 2 years and over by Primary Care Organisation (FY 08/09) (Excel Spreadsheet, 327 KB)
  
  Table 6a. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) of C. difficile infection in patients aged 2 years and over by Primary Care Organisation
  
  Table 6b. Financial year annual counts (case episodes) and rates of C. difficile infection in patients aged 2 years and over by Primary Care Organisation
  

Commentaries

• Commentary for Clostridium difficile infection by acute Trusts. September 2009 (PDF, 197 KB)
• Commentary for Clostridium difficile infection by Primary Care Organisation. September 2009 (PDF, 224 KB)

For future publication dates please refer to the publication schedule

Last reviewed: 5 January 2010