By Professor John Robertson, OBA
Public Health Scotland, today, released the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios data.
Of particular interest is the ratio of observed to predicted deaths within 30 days. The ratio should be 1. If it’s much more than 1, then that may indicate a problem in staffing, operating theatre availability, ward cleanliness and, of course, many other factors. Lower than 1 is good news.
For QEUH, it was 0.92. Only 4 of the 32 hospitals in Scotland had a more reassuring ratio. QEUH also had a lower than average Crude Mortality rate of 3.7% below the national average of 4%.1
More than two thirds, around 80 hospitals in England, had a worse ratio than QEUH.2
Sources:
- https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/hospital-standardised-mortality-ratios/hospital-standardised-mortality-ratios-july-2023-to-june-2024
- https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/shmi/2024-05#highlights
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