All Mortality rates articles – Page 29
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New doubt about mortality ratios
The appropriateness of using hospital standardised mortality ratios to judge hospital performance was further questioned this week.
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Cancer survival rates improve
Survival rates for the four most common cancers in England have improved, according to a round-up from the Office for National Statistics.
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Treatment checklists cut deaths by 15pc
Treatment “checklists” have led to a 15 per cent reduction in patient deaths in three hospitals, research has shown.
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Call to investigate excessive death rates
Excessive death rates at 25 hospital trusts should be probed by the government, one of Britain’s leading experts on the subject has said.
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Comment
Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
The public needs all the facts to enable them to fully engage in the debate on healthcare safety
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Questions over national cold weather plan
Calls for the creation of a national “cold weather plan” have sparked concerns over who should deliver it among health and social care, and primary and acute care.
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CMO's report: national plan needed to cut winter death toll
A national cold weather plan should be developed to help reduce England’s annual winter death toll, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has said in his final annual report.
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'Major changes' after avoidable hospital deaths
A hospital has introduced “major changes” to its nursing care after a coroner said a catalogue of failings had led to the deaths of two patients, its chief nurse said today.
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Comment
Paul Corrigan on suspending NHS incentives
Research from the London School of Economics published in December gave insight into how competition within the NHS is benefiting patients.
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Heart surgery suspended as deaths investigated
John Radcliffe Hospital is investigating the deaths of four children who underwent heart operations there in recent months.
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Comment
Michael White on the Mid Staffs inquiry
An anecdote and a think tank boffin came to mind as I ploughed through the undimmed horrors of Robert Francis QC’s report on the disaster at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Francis report criticises SHA's mortality research
The Francis inquiry has added to the heated debate on how the NHS should use hospital standardised mortality ratios.
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Don't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
The independent inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire has found hospital standardised mortality ratios should not be used to predict real numbers of avoidable deaths at the trust.
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'Unsuccessful management' of Mid Staffs criticised
The previous management of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been criticised as unsuccessful by the independent inquiry into failings at the trust.
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Tameside Hospital faces regulator scrutiny
Tameside Hospital Foundation Trust is to face a raft of reviews into its services and operations in response to public concerns about high death rates and poor hygiene standards.
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DH takes hold of death ratio debate
The Department of Health is taking action to ensure the NHS agrees a way of measuring and reporting hospitals’ death rates, in response to the furore prompted by last year’s Dr Foster Hospital Guide.
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Leader
Burying the NHS mortality row will clear the way for quality push
The Department of Health is trying to get a grip on the toxic issue of hospital standardised mortality ratios.
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Comment
Alan Maynard: could the Tories give PCTs bite?
The ‘toothless bulldogs’ of the NHS might hope for more control over purchasing under the Conservatives
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
Dr Foster’s Hospital Guide was no help to managers and patients - in fact it added to the confusion
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King's Fund highlights risks of quality reporting
A King’s Fund report published today has highlighted the benefits of measuring and reporting on quality of care, but also the significant risks.