MRSA bacteraemia Objective

Details of the new Department of Health objective for MRSA bacteraemia

From April 2010, all NHS organisations in England will be set an objective for reducing meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections.

The MRSA Objective will be applied to:

Acute Trusts as a bed-day rate, with all MRSA bacteraemia identified after two days of admission counted towards their total.
Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) as a population-based rate, with all MRSA bacteraemia in members of their population counted towards their total.

These tables set out the number and rates of MRSA bloodstream infections for the period October 2008 to September 2009, broken down by acute Trust and PCO. The MRSA Objective for 2010-11 will be set by the Department of Health according to these data. These two tables comprise:

Table 1. MRSA bacteraemia Objective, acute Trust data (Excel Spreadsheet, 96 KB)
Table 2. MRSA bacteraemia Objective, PCO data (Excel Spreadsheet, 70 KB)
Commentary: MRSA Objective (PDF, 38 KB)

For further information on the MRSA Objective please see the Department of Health's website at: MRSA Objective for 2010-11.

Or email: MRSA_Objective_Queries@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Last reviewed: 4 January 2010