Earl Howeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What considerations underlie the Baroness Jay of Paddington's statement on 8 June (H.L. Deb., col. 691) that "hospitals will be weighted for…catchment area" in the assessment of comparative death rates following surgery. [HL2633]
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§ The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)The clinical indicators which are to be published later in the year will include death rate information by both trust and health authority. This will enable a comparison of "like with like" catchment areas. From this it is possible to make more meaningful interpretation of death rate variations due to factors other than casemix and catchment area.