Death rates at hospitals should be ignored as an indicator


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25 February 2014

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Professor Nick Black has said that death rates at hospitals should be ignored as an indicator. Professor Black, who has been appointed by NHS England to lead a review into the matter, said the rate was “a distraction” that did not have “any value” since it did not take into account other factors.

BBC News.

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