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Hospital Death Rates Published

Posted on: Thursday, 25 August 2005, 06:00 CDT

St George's Hospital in Tooting, London will publishing the death rates of its patients from today. Tim Jones, the head of Communications at St George's hospital said: 'This is about patient choice, accountability and openness

. If a patient is sitting with their GP discussing where they should go for an operation, they are more likely to prefer to go to hospitals that publish mortality rates.'

Source: Independent, The; London (UK)

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