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UK cardiac surgery is safe no matter what day of the week: an analysis of the SCTS database

A recent report by the Dr Foster group demonstrated a higher mortality rate for patients admitted as an emergency at the weekend than for patients admitted as an emergency during the week. The report also suggested that hospitals with higher... Read more

2 Apr 2012

SCTS develop cardiac audit infrastructure

In line with SCTS policy for making clincial information more accessible we are pursuing a policy to make our cardiac audit data, and the processes that we apply to the data, more transparent. We have been fortunate to receive a grant from Heart... Read more

22 Mar 2012

SCTS praised in Sir Donald Irvine’s evidence to the Mid Staffs Public Inquiry

The Public Inquiry into the events at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation, chaired by Robert Francis QC, has now completed questioning witnesses. This Inquiry followed concerns about standards of care at the Trust, confirmed in an investigation... Read more

3 Jan 2012

Finance woe ‘will prompt major NHS revamp’

By Nick Triggle, Health correspondent, BBC News. Financial difficulties will force NHS services in England to undergo major reorganisations which could hit the poorest the hardest, MPs say. The Public Accounts Committee said for hospitals this... Read more

15 Dec 2011

Amazing success for the SCTS.org

The website of the Society (SCTS.org) has welcome thousands of visitors within the first 2 months of its life. The most visited sector was that of the ‘Thoracic blue book 2011’. There was a stunning 14,444 visitors within 30 days, bringing the... Read more

4 Dec 2011

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