Letters
Hospital mortality ratios
A plea for reason
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c2744 (Published 25 May 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c2744
- Brian Jarman, emeritus professor1,
- Paul Aylin, clinical reader in epidemiology and public health1,
- Alex Bottle, lecturer in medical statistics1
- 1Dr Foster Unit at Imperial, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College, Jarvis House, London EC1A 9LA
- b.jarman{at}imperial.ac.uk
Many of the arguments in the article by Lilford and Pronovost and the editorial by Black add nothing new to the debate on monitoring the quality of care.1 2 3 We recommend section G and appendix 9 from the Francis inquiry report on Mid Staffordshire for an independent review of these issues.4
The …
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