Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of catheter associated urinary tract infections; and how the effectiveness of those steps will be evaluated.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have established a workstream for urinary tract infections (UTIs) to reduce the prevalence by trialling and implementing interventions which could prevent infections in older people. This includes a series of hydration pilots in England which will evaluate and improve our understanding of which interventions best increase fluid intake in older people and reduce the risk of UTIs. The collection of data within the workstream will enable evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions.