National Office Of Clinical Audit

New technology allows doctors to see which hospitals have available beds in ICUs

Amid confusion, distortion and political friction, how can we know the true toll of the virus?

Thousands of people suffer trauma each year from often preventable falls at home

In-hospital mortality rates

However report finds death rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease unchanged

Lack of comparative data on hospital outcomes leaves patients in dark over standards

There is no excuse for ignoring the crisis in ICU care for over a decade. Urgent remedial action is required

Similar approach could be taken in the future to repair any of the body’s tissues or organs

The absence of a coordinated trauma service means that two avoidable deaths take place every month

Delays, interruptions and lack of services in trauma care causing deaths, research finds

Hospital mortality rates for pneumonia saw a ‘small but significant reduction’

Ten people daily break their hips but achievement of target varies from 92 to 55%

Audit reveals significant reduction in number of deaths from the condition in hospitals

Major trauma caused most often by falls of under 2m, says office of clinical audit