Health secretary’s claim that only 10% of patients are seen by a senior doctor within 14 hours at the weekend are refuted by statisticians and NHS EnglandLeading statisticians have cast serious doubt on Jeremy Hunt’s claim that only 10% of patients are seen by a consultant within 14 hours of being admitted to hospital at a weekend,and described it as unfair, misleading and a coarse underestimation.
NHS England has also distanced itself from the health secretary’s claim and said that the evidence it has collected on hospitals’ performance in this area does not bear out his interpretation of it. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com