HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 cc166-7W
21. Laura Moffatt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to give patients and general practitioners new rights to information about the clinical performance of local hospitals. [50996]

Mr. Dobson

I refer my hon. Friend to the oral reply I gave today,Official Report, columns 153.

28. Mrs. Ellman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to(a) assess and (b) publish records of clinical performance in hospitals. [51003]

Mr. Milburn

Later in the year we will be publishing a number of hospital based clinical indicators on deaths and complications from a range of procedures. These indicators will provide the basis for a better understanding of how hospitals are performing on aspects of their clinical care.