New evidence gathered by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome & Death (NCEPOD) reveals serious variation in the way different hospitals manage risk for surgical patients resulting in consistently sub-standard treatment in some hospitals. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has made recommendations for national standards in assessment to avoid patients being exposed to unnecessary risk during their treatment. This study should prompt the Department of Health to begin routine collection and publication of national data for emergency and higher-risk surgery patients.
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