HC Deb 15 March 2000 vol 346 cc236-7W
Mr. Lilley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to publish(a) mortality rates and (b) frequency of performing medical procedures for (i) individual consultants and (ii) hospitals. [113850]

Mr. Denham

In 1999 the Department published six Clinical Indicators, which included headline indicator sets of mortality and hospital readmission rates by National Health Service trust. This information allowed NHS organisations to explore their position relative to other similar organisations and to take action to review variations in performance. A similar set of clinical indicators are due to be published in June 2000.