More information

A comprehensive list of answers to frequently asked questions are available in the FAQ section.

Here you can see the Healthcare Commission's press release, order hard copies of the report and download all data tables relating to 2003/2004 performance ratings and various documents about indicators.

Press release

Link to press release ()

Publications

2003/2004 performance ratings ()

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Downloadable data tables

• Summary results for all trusts ()
• Balanced scorecard results for all trusts ()
• Detailed results for acute and specialist trusts ()
• Detailed results for ambulance trusts ()
• Detailed results for mental health trusts ()
• Detailed results for primary care trusts ()

Detailed information

Further detailed information about the construction or background of some indicators is provided below:

• Download explanation of statistical methods () ()
• Data quality filters: technical specification () ()
• Download data quality filters ()
• Download cluster averages ()
• Download construction of calendar year continuous in-patient spells ()
• Download England average data for clinical indicator standardisation ()

  This is relevant to the following indicators:

  • deaths following selected non-elective surgical procedures
  • deaths following a heart bypass operation
  • emergency readmission following discharge (adults)
  • emergency readmission following discharge for a fractured hip
  • psychiatric readmissions (adults)
  • psychiatric readmissions (older people)
• Download standardisation methodology () ()

  This is relevant to the following indicators:

  • death rates from cancer
  • death rates from circulatory diseases
• Download improvement score calculation () ()

  This is relevant to the following indicators:

  • death rates from cancer
  • death rates from circulatory diseases
  • teenage pregnancy

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Contact

The Healthcare Commission welcomes constructive feedback on its work. If you have a comment or query about performance ratings, please contact:

Healthcare Commission
Performance Ratings
Finsbury Tower
103-105 Bunhill Row
London, EC1Y 8TG

email: performance.indicators@healthcarecommission.org.uk

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