Leading hospital faces regular scrutiny over heart surgery death rates

Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital must submit weekly reports on heart surgery to the CQCRelated items from OnMedicaPatients should 'ignore' hospital death rate measuresStandardised mortality ratio should not be used as an indicator of avoidable deathsBlood thinners reduce angioplasty mortalitySelf-managing anticoagulants may cut risks after surgery
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