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‘Moral responsibility’ to publish death rates

death rates

‘Moral responsibility’ to publish death rates

November 20, 2014 by

Following the release of 5,000 surgeon’s death rates, transparency crusader Sir Bruce Keogh firmly believes it is the right move and is owed to the public. ‘Anyone who does an intervention to somebody else has a professional and moral responsibility to be able to describe what they do and defend how well they do it. … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: death rates, NHS, surgeons, transparency

Death rates must be published by surgeons

November 17, 2014 by admin

According to the NHS medical director, surgeons must publish death rates or face penalties. Following criticism regarding NHS transparency, Sir Bruce Keogh has made a move to improve trust and transparency by releasing up to 5,000 surgeon’s death rates so patients can compare doctors. He clarified that surgeons who failed to publish death rates would … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News, Uncategorized Tagged: death rates, NHS, transparency

Should hospitals have cash incentives to reduce death rates?

September 10, 2014 by

Long term effects of monetary bonus dwindling Researchers have found that the Advancing Quality scheme, which uses financial incentives to reduce hospital death rates, has seen it’s initial success begin to falter. Under the scheme, 24 hospitals based in the North West of England were offered financial rewards for reducing the number of patients dying … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: death, death rates, funding, hospitals, money, NHS, patients

Cancer biggest killer in men across Europe

August 21, 2014 by

Cardiovascular disease causes 4 million deaths each year A study by the University of Oxford has revealed that cancer is now the biggest killer across countries in Europe, replacing cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death. Currently four million deaths each year can be attributed to cardiovascular disease, which is nearly half of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: cancer, death rates

Number of nurses vital for stroke recovery

August 20, 2014 by

If nurse ratios double, then one extra death could be prevented New research has revealed that the number of nurses available on the weekend affects a patient’s chances of survival after having a stroke. Scientists discovered that the patients admitted to stroke units with the lowest ratio of nurses were most likely to die in … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: death rates, hospitals, NHS, nurses, patients, staff

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