Health written question – answered at on 8 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated cost was of treating multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (a) per case and (b) in total in the last year for which figures are available.
Data on the costs associated with treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, either by case or in total, are not routinely collected. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence has undertaken analysis of tuberculosis treatment costs as part of the development of forthcoming guidance Tuberculosis—National clinical guideline for diagnosis, management, prevention, and control. This data is due for publication in early 2006.
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