Patients: Death

Health written question – answered am ar 7 Ebrill 2010.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Stephen O'Brien Stephen O'Brien Shadow Minister (Health)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the most recent hospital standardised mortality ratio for each NHS hospital trust, ranked from highest to lowest.

Photo of Mike O'Brien Mike O'Brien Minister of State (Health Services), Department of Health

Hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMRs) for every non-specialist acute national health service trust in England have been published each month on the NHS Choices website at

www.nhs.uk since April 2009. The hospital comparison features of NHS Choices allows the list to be sorted by a range of elements, including by HSMR banding and the Care Quality Commission's Quality of Care indicator.

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