§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been carried out into comparative post-operative death rates at hospitals in England. [129650]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 15 September 2003]: The national health service performance ratings include an assessment of post-operative death rates for English trusts. These allow a survey of trust performance and the overall England figure.
The information is available at: http://www.doh. gov. uk/performanceratings/
This web site gives links to the published rates for:
- National health service performance ratings and indicators: July 2002;
- Performance ratings: September 2001;
- Performance indicators: February 2002; and
- Performance indicators: July 2000.
Information on the July 2003 star ratings published by the Commission for Health Improvement is available at: http://www.chi.nhs.uk/eng/ratings/2003/
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list post-operative death rates, by hospital, for each of the last five years. [129652]
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§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 15 September 2003]: A continuous series of rates for the last five years is not available, as there have been refinements and improvements in the definitions used form year to year.
However, rates have been previously published. The information is available at: http://www.doh.gov.uk/ performanceratings/
This website gives links to the published rates for:
- National health service performance ratings and indicators: July 2002;
- Performance ratings: September 2001;
- Performance indicators: February 2002; and
- Performance indicators: July 2000.
Information on the July 2003 star ratings published by the Commission for Health Improvement is available at: http://www.chi.nhs.uk/eng/ratings/2003/ Please note, though, that the definition and coverage of the post-operative mortality rate changes from year to year.
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the post-operative death rate cited by the research undertaken by University College, London, and Columbia University for the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, is in line with that for other United Kingdom hospitals. [129654]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 15 September 2003]: In the 2003 performance ratings, Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust had a post-surgical mortality rate that was assessed to be not significantly different from the England average.
Further information is available at: http://www. chi.nhs.uk/eng/ratings/2003/