Health Service Journal
Mortality rates
Stories with this category.
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Performance of individual surgeons to be published by next summer
18-Dec-2012
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Dartford and Gravesham attains HSMR of 93
17-Dec-2012
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Brighton and Sussex attains HSMR of 94
13-Dec-2012
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Concern over 12 trusts' death rates
3-Dec-2012
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District general hospitals top efficiency league
3-Dec-2012
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George Eliot death rate drops
21-Nov-2012
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Mandate approach will avoid perverse incentives
13-Nov-2012
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No set targets in revised mandate
13-Nov-2012
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MPs call for improved diabetes care
6-Nov-2012
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Above average SMHI at Western Sussex
5-Nov-2012
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United Lincolnshire is mortality rate outlier
5-Nov-2012
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Impact of deprivation on death rates limited
30-Oct-2012
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Breast screening 'should be axed' - claim
26-Oct-2012
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Charity highlights rare cancer mortality
25-Oct-2012
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Increase in mortality rate at Royal United Hospital Bath
12-Oct-2012
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Hunt backs 'simple and short' NHS mandate
9-Oct-2012
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Health minister claims MPs becoming more 'responsible' about reconfiguration
8-Oct-2012
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Warning over bone cancer diagnosis
8-Oct-2012
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Mortality rate falls at George Eliot
5-Oct-2012
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Taunton and Somerst reports low HSMR
25-Sep-2012
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George Eliot death rates remain high
7-Sep-2012
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Improving the health of the poorest, fastest: why clusters of lifestyle behaviours matter
23-Aug-2012
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Hospitals criticised over baby infection delays
22-Aug-2012
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Coventry and Warwickshire acute trusts all above average on death rates
21-Aug-2012
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Bed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
9 August 2012
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Combating mortality rates
2 August 2012
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Room for manoeuvre on public health funding formula
26 July 2012
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Stroke care overhaul planned in Midlands and East
17-Jul-2012
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Dehydration patient died after staff 'failures'
13-Jul-2012
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DH raises mortality concerns with Hull and East Yorks
6-Jul-2012
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A few words on self-management
5 July 2012
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Death rates still climbing at George Eliot
4-Jul-2012
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Mortality rate for mental illness is three times the population average
28-Jun-2012
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Keogh outlines junior doctor death-rate measures
25-Jun-2012
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Jim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
25-Jun-2012
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Case note review of over 200 deaths in hospital
12-Jun-2012
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Watchdog claims doctors are failing cardiac arrest patients
1-Jun-2012
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Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates
31-May-2012
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Trust investigation after death of baby delivered on floor
31-May-2012
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Minimum alcohol price set to become law
24-May-2012
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Yorks & Humber trusts remain outliers on mortality
23-May-2012
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'Lansley is right to say that age trumps poverty'
17-May-2012
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Analysing the results of the largest ever stroke care survey
17 May 2012
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Record low in post-50 cancer deaths achieved
15-May-2012
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Prostate cancer rates now top 40,000 annually
4-May-2012
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Mortality rate indicator reveals seven acute trust outliers
3-May-2012
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Unemployment is bad for your health - now and in the future
1-May-2012
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Taunton and Somerset reports low death rates
23-Apr-2012
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Minimum alcohol pricing 'will save lives'
18-Apr-2012
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Tim Wilson: thirty good men and true
12 April 2012
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Trust aims to slash mortality by quarter in 5 years
5-Apr-2012
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Trauma network adds five major centres
2-Apr-2012
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George Eliot Trust seeks to solve death rate problem
30-Mar-2012
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Regional differences in accidental injury death rates
26-Mar-2012
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Older cancer patients' treatment restricted, Macmillan claims
26-Mar-2012
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Alcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths
22-Mar-2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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New end of life guidance for acutes
6-Mar-2012
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Wye Valley receives mortality alert
5-Mar-2012
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Nick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
1-Mar-2012
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Tameside hospital advised new death rate measure demands ‘new approach’
24-Feb-2012
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Marmot demands focus on inequality as cuts bite
15-Feb-2012
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Stroke care in the East of England proving problematic
9 February 2012
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West Middlesex University Hospital records 'unexpectedly high' death rates
8-Feb-2012
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Death rates higher after weekend admissions, study confirms
3-Feb-2012
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Redesigning hospital environments can help tackle infection
2 February 2012
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Poor outcomes continue for heart failure, audit reveals
31-Jan-2012
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'Be clear' bowel cancer campaign launched by government
30-Jan-2012
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High HSMR highlighted by SHA at Dartford and Gravesham
24-Jan-2012
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Medway FT’s high HSMR one of three highlighted by SHA
24-Jan-2012
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SHA draws attention to high Isle of Wight death rate
24-Jan-2012
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Organ donation target 'will be missed'
24-Jan-2012
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One in five deaths now 'in own home'
19-Jan-2012
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How a lean approach can improve care for the growing number of cancer patients
19 January 2012
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The three key principles behind clinical decisions on resuscitation
19 January 2012
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George Eliot 'concern' at high mortality rate
16-Jan-2012
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DH considers year-of-care tariff for patients with long term conditions
12-Jan-2012
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Give doctors stronger assisted dying powers, report says
5-Jan-2012
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How a new heart valve treatment can improve heart disease mortality rates
28-Dec-2011
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'It's time to remove the barriers to telehealth'
28-Dec-2011
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West Middlesex conducting case note review after higher than average mortality
19-Dec-2011
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How to meet QIPP challenges in end of life care services
15 December 2011
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24,000 diabetes deaths 'preventable', report claims
14-Dec-2011
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High-risk surgery care 'poor' for more than half of patients
9-Dec-2011
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Why it is vital trusts learn lessons from coroners' reports
8 December 2011
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'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
5-Dec-2011
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London practices readying for first GP outcomes scorecard
1 December 2011
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Media Watch: the most wonderful time of the year
1 December 2011
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Dr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
28-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: weekend hospital arrivals up to 16pc more likely to die - DH
28-Nov-2011
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Why occupational therapists have a vital role in integrated care
17 November 2011
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Amber-red rating for Coventry and Warwickshire over C difficile and waiting times
16-Nov-2011
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The critical factors for an efficient acute medical care unit
16-Nov-2011
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Lung cancer causing 1,000 'unnecessary' deaths a year
4-Nov-2011
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Lack of hospital surgery networks risking more child deaths
3 November 2011
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Hospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
2-Nov-2011
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Shrewsbury and Telford predicting high mortality rates
28-Oct-2011
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CQC criticises east London trust over maternity services
28-Oct-2011
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Trusts blame high SHMIs on poor coding
28-Oct-2011
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Fourteen trusts rated worst by first official hospital death rate
27-Oct-2011
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Children's care quality can be improved - study
27-Oct-2011
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Older patients' heart care 'not equal'
19-Oct-2011
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Improved hospital IT would save 'thousands' of lives
18-Oct-2011
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How a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
17-Oct-2011
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Oxford Radcliffe to review 'significantly higher than expected' death rate
13-Oct-2011
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Why accident prevention is a major policy issue for public health
6 October 2011
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How care bundling drives down mortality rates in pneumonia care
4-Oct-2011
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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park
30-Sep-2011
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Critical care is risking lives, say surgeons
29-Sep-2011
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How transparent incident investigations are helping to develop better care
27-Sep-2011
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Organ donor plans condemned by Archbishop
23-Sep-2011
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Monitor 'red risks' Morecambe Bay trust over maternity concerns
14-Sep-2011
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Research reveals disparity in UK bowel cancer survival rates
12-Sep-2011
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Patient outcomes could be threatened by HR cuts
8 September 2011
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Exclusive: 500 avoidable deaths a year in London due to understaffing
7-Sep-2011
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'Misleading' cancer screening programme under fire
2-Sep-2011
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'Real change in public health will be made more difficult if service transfers are delayed'
31-Aug-2011
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Drug-related deaths down on previous year
26-Aug-2011
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Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
26-Aug-2011
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Chronic illness link with suicide revealed
23-Aug-2011
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Disagreement over new 'death rate' measure continues
23-Aug-2011
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'No evidence' that trainee doctors impact patient safety
22-Aug-2011
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'The focus now for those who manage healthcare should be value'
18 August 2011
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Dr Foster promises 'more collaboration' with trusts
11-Aug-2011
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Hepatitis 'epidemic' warning as cases grow
11-Aug-2011
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Pregnancy-related deaths rise 'worrying' doctors
10-Aug-2011
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Fewer tonsil operations are risking patient lives, hospitals warned
5-Aug-2011
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Improving end of life care through patient record registers
4 August 2011
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Trust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
27-Jul-2011
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Stepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
21-Jul-2011
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Government launches new COPD strategy
19-Jul-2011
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Stem cell services project launched
15-Jul-2011
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Lung cancer survival differences revealed
12-Jul-2011
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Foundation trust jumps gun to calculate 'official' mortality rates
7-Jul-2011
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End-of-life funding change would be 'fairer' on patients
1-Jul-2011
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Northern hospitals group collaborate to cut deaths
30 June 2011
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Battling the elements: how one trust's fight for foundation status holds valuable lessons
28-Jun-2011
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Calls for quicker ovarian cancer diagnosis
27-Jun-2011
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Palliative coding surge raises death rate worry
23 June 2011
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Action demanded over hospital deaths
20-Jun-2011
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The government shouldn't simply leave the past behind
16 June 2011
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Improving end of life care: how IT processes can help comply with final wishes
15-Jun-2011
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Assisted suicide documentary defended by Pratchett
14-Jun-2011
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Health secretary sets sights on improved dementia care
7-Jun-2011
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'Urgent action is needed to tackle mental health life expectancy inequalities'
31-May-2011
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Two women die after Royal Oldham A&E wait
23-May-2011
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Exclusive: Commissioning Board will be told to save cancer lives
20-May-2011
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Loss of maternity services could harm Salford Royal death rate stats
17-May-2011
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Hospital death rate indicator delayed
12 May 2011
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Blood clot failings cost NHS £112m
10-May-2011
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Scaling up collaboration: the public health manifesto
3-May-2011
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Michael White: time to address costly preventable failures
20-Apr-2011
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Multi agency investigation into Legionnaires' disease case
20-Apr-2011
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Big gap in cancer operation survival rates
12-Apr-2011
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'Sub-optimal' post-operative care putting patients at risk
7-Apr-2011
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First after-death care guidance issued
7 April 2011
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How e-learning helps empower clinicians to drive down infections
31 March 2011
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Health board investigates care home deaths
28-Mar-2011
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Hull trust received mortality review
21-Mar-2011
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NHS 'must publish performance data'
21-Mar-2011
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Monitor 'happy' with Mid Staffs death toll
17 March 2011
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Working as a team for better quality and safety in the operating theatre
17-Mar-2011
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Most serious incidents rise by more than a fifth
10 March 2011
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South Warwickshire finds no 'shortcomings' following mortality alert
9-Mar-2011
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North Bristol Trust cuts mixed sex wards
9-Mar-2011
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Enhancing recovery pathways for planned surgical care
9-Mar-2011
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Cancer gap with Europe 'not closed', report finds
1-Mar-2011
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Anti-smoking strategy unveiled
25-Feb-2011
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NHS slashes stroke and heart deaths
23-Feb-2011
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Experts warn of increase in alcohol-related deaths
21-Feb-2011
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Post discharge death rates revealed
16-Feb-2011
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Early death 'more likely in the North'
16-Feb-2011
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Calls to review hospital death guidance
11-Feb-2011
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Regional inequalities evident at early ages
11-Feb-2011
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Cancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
9-Feb-2011
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Royal Bolton remains red rated for mortality, but shows improvement
8-Feb-2011
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Groundbreaking radiotherapy equipment goes into service
7-Feb-2011
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Lanlsey food regulation plans questioned
4-Feb-2011
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Cancer deaths on rise in Liverpool
3-Feb-2011
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Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale records 'poor' performance against national priorities
3-Feb-2011
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Prosecute staff for neglect, say experts
1-Feb-2011
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Hundreds of care home deaths caused by dehydration
31-Jan-2011
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King's Fund challenges health reform claims
28-Jan-2011
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Thousands of cancer patients 'denied radiotherapy'
28-Jan-2011
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'We all know what’s wrong with the NHS'
19-Jan-2011
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Trust in breach of six CQC standards
19-Jan-2011
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General hospital wards worse for heart patients
18-Jan-2011
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Flu jab restriction 'not down to cutting costs'
17-Jan-2011
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Winter flu deaths reach 112
14-Jan-2011
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Latest flu death figures to be published
13-Jan-2011
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Price rivalry ‘could raise death rates’
6 January 2011
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Cancer survival in UK worse than other developed countries
22-Dec-2010
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Price competition could raise death rates, experts warn
17-Dec-2010
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Swine flu kills 14 people
17-Dec-2010
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UK tops European obesity league
15-Dec-2010
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Weekend admission 'raises death risk'
10-Dec-2010
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The hospital guide and NHS whistleblowers
9 December 2010
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Bruce Keogh and Ian Dalton on death rates
2 December 2010
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Circle wins battle to run hospital
2 December 2010
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Media Watch: Shame on you
2 December 2010
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Winter deaths fall despite cold weather
2 December 2010
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Latest Dr Foster guide reveals hospital trusts with high death rates
29-Nov-2010
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Passive smoking linked to 1% of deaths
26-Nov-2010
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UK heart surgery survival best in Europe
25-Nov-2010
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Quarter of cancers found during emergency care
15-Nov-2010
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UK women 'more likely to die of cancer'
12-Nov-2010
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Elderly miss out on post surgical care
11-Nov-2010
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The national public health service
11 November 2010
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Dr Foster sticks with alternative death rate
4 November 2010
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New hospital death rates to be published in April
4 November 2010
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The new mortality indicator suffers from mixed messages
4 November 2010
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Male life expectancy increases to 78
29-Oct-2010
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Pledge to cut anti-psychotic drug use
26-Oct-2010
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Guide hopes to avoid death rate panic
21 October 2010
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Government urged to plan for ageing population
1-Oct-2010
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Early cancer diagnosis could save lives
30 September 2010
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Commissioning for outcomes
29-Sep-2010
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The NHS Health Check programme
27-Sep-2010
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'Time to consider the benefits and flaws of the single minded pursuit of targets'
23 September 2010
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Scots twice as likely to die from alcohol
20-Sep-2010
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Scottish life expectancy improving
17-Sep-2010
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HIV cases predicted to rise
17-Sep-2010
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Commissioning for outcomes
13-Sep-2010
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It’s not just commissioning – who will fill the PCT vacuum?
9 September 2010
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No accord on mortality measures
9 September 2010
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PCTs make a good shot at prioritisation
9 September 2010
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Budget risk to future MRSA success
2 September 2010
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Clinical coding improving, says Audit Commission
26 August 2010
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Stop lethal blood clots: get good ideas into circulation
26 August 2010
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End of life care
25-Aug-2010
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AHRQ patient safety indicator composite
16-Aug-2010
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Urology basket
16-Aug-2010
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Mortality in conditions amenable to healthcare
16-Aug-2010
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Pulmonary embolism
16-Aug-2010
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Failure to rescue
16-Aug-2010
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UK leading in fight against breast cancer
12-Aug-2010
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SHA report calls for unit to remain closed after paediatric deaths
29-Jul-2010
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Mark Goldman on fatal mistakes in the NHS
29 July 2010
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Breast cancer screening inequality
28-Jul-2010
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CQC lifts restrictions on Mid Staffs
27-Jul-2010
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NHS mini-stroke performance 'costs 500 lives a year'
23-Jul-2010
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Staffing problems may increase infant death rate
16-Jul-2010
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Departing NHS London chair hits out at Lansley
15 July 2010
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CQUIN in stroke units
14-Jul-2010
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Cancer survival rates improve
12-Jul-2010
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Commissioning and strategic priorities
9-Jul-2010
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Lansley outlines plans for ‘health outcome’ measures
8 July 2010
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DH to consult on cutting its supplied staff
1 July 2010
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Patient safety programme hailed
22-Jun-2010
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NICE calls to slash transfat levels
22-Jun-2010
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Early breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives
17-Jun-2010
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Clinical audits ordered to reveal provider level data
17 June 2010
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Media Watch: variations in NHS performance in the news
17 June 2010
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Risk linked to surgery volume
10 June 2010
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Spearhead PCTs achieve limited success on cancer survival
10 June 2010
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North-South health divide remains
9-Jun-2010
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CQC tries to dispel 'live ratings' fears
6 May 2010
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Mark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
6 May 2010
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UK women's early death rate on a par with Albania
30-Apr-2010
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Patient safety: minimum staff to patient ratios cut death rates
27-Apr-2010
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New doubt about mortality ratios
22 April 2010
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Cancer survival rates improve
19-Apr-2010
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Treatment checklists cut deaths by 15pc
6-Apr-2010
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Call to investigate excessive death rates
26-Mar-2010
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Questions over national cold weather plan
18 March 2010
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Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
18 March 2010
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CMO's report: national plan needed to cut winter death toll
15-Mar-2010
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'Major changes' after avoidable hospital deaths
15-Mar-2010
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Paul Corrigan on suspending NHS incentives
11 March 2010
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Heart surgery suspended as deaths investigated
4-Mar-2010
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Francis report criticises SHA's mortality research
4 March 2010
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Michael White on the Mid Staffs inquiry
4 March 2010
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Don't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
24-Feb-2010
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'Unsuccessful management' of Mid Staffs criticised
24-Feb-2010
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Tameside Hospital faces regulator scrutiny
19-Feb-2010
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Alan Maynard: could the Tories give PCTs bite?
18 February 2010
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Burying the NHS mortality row will clear the way for quality push
18 February 2010
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DH takes hold of death ratio debate
18 February 2010
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
4 February 2010
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King's Fund highlights risks of quality reporting
21-Jan-2010
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Neil Churchill: advice for managers on giving criticism
21 January 2010
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Dr Foster misses out on NHS Choices mortality data contract
7 January 2010
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Cancer survival chances 'poor' in UK
9-Dec-2009
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Are death rates fair? You decide
3 December 2009
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Cynthia Bower defends CQC in mortality furore
3 December 2009
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Successful trusts must not let their stories be overshadowed
3 December 2009
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Andy Burnham defends NHS targets
1-Dec-2009
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Action urged over cancer death rates
1-Dec-2009
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Call to overhaul primary cancer care
30-Nov-2009
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Mike O'Brien defends Care Quality Commission
30-Nov-2009
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Report calls for urgent action at Essex trust
27-Nov-2009
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NHS boards are still not getting the message
26 November 2009
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Patient safety reporting still fails to reach boards in 1 in 10 acute trusts
26 November 2009
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Trusts frustrated over ‘worse’ mortality rates
12 November 2009
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Care of deteriorating patients
26-Oct-2009
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Mixed success on mortality rate reductions
14-Oct-2009
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Hospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’
30-Sep-2009
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'Mortality rates rise when new doctors start work'
23-Sep-2009
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High death rates or just more data headaches: it’s no contest
20 August 2009
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Sophia Christie on making an impact on male mortality
30 July 2009
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CQC to name trusts with highest death rates
4 June 2009
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Trusts with high death rates to be named
3-Jun-2009
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HSJ survey: Hospital managers act on Mid Staffs failures
6-May-2009
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DH team launched to reduce infant deaths
22-Apr-2009
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Chief executive resigns following mortality probe
12-Mar-2009
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Trusts fail to act on mortality alerts
12-Mar-2009
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Department of Health publishes mortality statistics
7-Oct-2008
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Publishing mortality rates - the HR challenge
22-Aug-2008
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Academics doubt link between death and standards
21-Aug-2008
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Patients have a right to know about mortality rates
21-Aug-2008
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NHS Choices to publish hospital mortality rates
10-Jul-2008
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Hospital death rates published
10-Jul-2008
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Publish and be damned: death rates could improve outcomes
10-Jul-2008
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Making progress on infant mortality
3-Jul-2008
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Infant mortality rates vary widely, statistics show
24-Jun-2008
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Healthcare Commission to investigate high mortality rates
18-Mar-2008
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Born in Bradford project takes on infant mortality
28-Jan-2008
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New infant mortality guidance
18-Dec-2007
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Review of heart transplant mortality rates
5-Nov-2007
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Mortality rate calculations are 'highly inappropriate and contentious'
26-Apr-2007
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Healthcare Commission reports on heart mortality rates
28-Mar-2007
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Slow fall on infant mortality
15-Feb-2007
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A matter of life and death: reducing avoidable mortality
29-Jan-2007
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Infant mortality highest in deprived areas, finds research
1-Jan-2007
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Mortality debate
15-Dec-2005
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Mortality debate
15-Dec-2005
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Mortality 'first'
1-Sep-2005
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HELEN BEVAN ON CONFRONTING MORTALITY RATES
23-Jun-2005
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New push on mortality figures
4-Nov-2004
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Mortality rates
3-Jun-2004
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Mortality rates
15-Apr-2004
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Winter mortality
29-Jan-2004
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Dr Foster probes mortality rate variations
10-Apr-2003
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Surgeon mortality rates to be opened for appraisal
3-Apr-2002
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Study reveals HR link to patient mortality rates
7-Mar-2002
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Mortality tables may leave trusts unwilling to perform heart operations
22-Nov-2001
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Shortcuts: CHI owns up to mistake over trust's mortality rates
27-Sep-2001
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Analysis confirms statistical link between mortality and staffing levels
1-Feb-2001
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'Investing for health' plans to lower NI mortality rate
7-Dec-2000
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Mortality data auditing in private hospitals 'bad and getting worse'
23-Nov-2000
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Scottish patients may get to see surgery mortality rates
28-Sep-2000
