§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been carried out into the impact of increasing the number of critical care beds on post-operative death rates. [129600]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department has not conducted any research on the impact of increasing the number of critical care beds on post-operative death rates.
The policy research programme has recently been asked to commission research on early warning scoring systems and outreach services for adult critical care; both of which can help improve experience and outcomes for patients with potential or actual need of critical care services.