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06/12/2012
Surgeons Results To Be Published
The results of individual surgeons will be published within two years, the medical director of the NHS has said.
Sir Bruce Keogh believes publishing results will force clinicians to focus on their performance and seek help when surgical practice falls below acceptable standards.
The plan has the full support of health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The BMA however has said league tables may lead some surgeons to avoid complex cases.
The publication of surgeon-specific data was first called for in 2001 by Prof Sir Ian Kennedy, who chaired the inquiry into the excessive number of deaths of babies undergoing heart surgery in Bristol.
The measure was not introduced, but Sir Bruce Keogh has told BBC Radio 4's The Report he believes it is now time to do so.
Sir Bruce, a former heart surgeon, says there is already evidence that publishing outcomes in his own specialist field has improved results. He hopes his plan will supplement yearly appraisals for doctors and will be revalidated every five years.
(H/GK)
Sir Bruce Keogh believes publishing results will force clinicians to focus on their performance and seek help when surgical practice falls below acceptable standards.
The plan has the full support of health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The BMA however has said league tables may lead some surgeons to avoid complex cases.
The publication of surgeon-specific data was first called for in 2001 by Prof Sir Ian Kennedy, who chaired the inquiry into the excessive number of deaths of babies undergoing heart surgery in Bristol.
The measure was not introduced, but Sir Bruce Keogh has told BBC Radio 4's The Report he believes it is now time to do so.
Sir Bruce, a former heart surgeon, says there is already evidence that publishing outcomes in his own specialist field has improved results. He hopes his plan will supplement yearly appraisals for doctors and will be revalidated every five years.
(H/GK)
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