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Aug 31st 8.13 is spot on.
It is not possible to draw many conclusions from a single survey. Sure there is a range around a mean, but so what?
Some patient groups are far more likely to fall or get pressure sores than others. Unless the results are standardised to account for the demographics of the in-patient population in each organisation, the percentages are not comparable cross-sectionally, and it was unwise of the HSJ to attempt it. Maybe the longitudinal trends over time in individual establishments will be useful to compare.