10 of the 14 targets for head and neck cancer were met or surpassed in 2017/2018. In particular the critical, less than 5%, targets for mortality were beaten by significant margins.
10 of the 14 targets for head and neck cancer were met or surpassed in 2017/2018. In particular the critical, less than 5%, targets for mortality were beaten by significant margins.
Talking-up Scotland 
John,
You so effective in this area that you should be incorporated into the non existant SNP Rebuttal Taskforce.
Then again, you would be soon lost in the swamp of the SNP’s self serving swamp of Vipers and Hobgolins
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2 swamps in one sentence.
Stream of consciousness
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M. Le Panda – it must be that ‘stream’ of consciousness that is resulting in so many swamps! – Brilliant news about these 9 QPIs being met by NHS Scotland – So much fantastic work going on in NHS Scotland that the ‘Scottish’ msm simply ignore.
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Then there is the standardised mortality rates which were reported today by ISD Scotland along with the data for Head and Neck cancers
Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios
“”The HSMR for Scotland decreased by 14.0% between January to March 2014 and October to December 2018.
No hospitals had a significantly higher standardised mortality ratio in October to December 2018 compared with the national average.
No hospitals had a significantly lower standardised mortality ratio in October to December 2018 compared with the national average.
Of the 29 hospitals reported, 17 have shown a reduction of more than 10% since January to March 2014: University Hospital Ayr, University Hospital Crosshouse, Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary/Stobhill, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Royal Alexandra/Vale of Leven, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital/Gartnavel, Caithness General Hospital, University Hospital Hairmyres, University Hospital Monklands, University Hospital Wishaw, St John’s Hospital, Western General Hospital, Balfour Hospital, Ninewells Hospital and Western Isles Hospital.””
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Sorry, did not notice you had already reported this. Should have known – my bad.
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do you need donations?
if so, how to do it?
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Thanks, on a teacher’s pension, so free. A bit annoying for the younger ones – contribute to Wings or Indy Live or Scot goes Pop or Grouse Beater or…?
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