28.02.13
National Advisory Group assembled to investigate mortality rates
Members have been appointed to the National Advisory Group to guide a review into 14 hospitals with higher than expected mortality rates.
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, national medical director at the NHS Commissioning Board, is leading the review. The members will advise on a robust and consistent approach to individual investigations and seek to determine any substantial failings in quality of care and treatment provided to patients.
The group will also identify whether existing action to improve quality is adequate or if additional external support could be provided.
The group will consist of:
David Behan - Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission
Professor Nick Black - Professor of Health Services Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Chair, National Clinical Audit Advisory Group
Jane Cummings - Chief Nursing Officer for England
Professor Lord Darzi - Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery, Imperial College London
Mike Farrar - Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
Dr Paul Husselbee - Accountable Officer, Southend Clinical Commissioning Group
Professor Sir Brian Jarman - Director, Dr Foster Intelligence Unit
Tim Kelsey - National Director, Patients and Information, NHS Commissioning Board
Sir Ian Kennedy QC - Chair, Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh (Chair) - NHS Medical Director for England
Dame Julie Mellor - Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman
Dr Kathy McLean - Medical Director, NHS Trust Development Authority
Sir Jonathan Michael - Chief Executive, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Katherine Murphy - Chief Executive, The Patients Association
Dr Katherine Rake - Chief Executive, Healthwatch England
Professor Elizabeth Robb - Chief Executive, Florence Nightingale Foundation
Jeremy Taylor - Chief Executive, National Voices
Stephen Thornton - Non Executive Director, Monitor and Chief Executive, Health Foundation
Professor Terence Stephenson - Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Dr Paul Watson - Regional Director, Midlands and East, NHS Commissioning Board
Professor Chris Welsh - Director of Eduction and Quality, Health Education England
Prof Keogh said: “I am delighted we have been able to assemble this group to steer the overall review process. The team represents a mix of leading experts which will lend rigour and scrutiny to the review which will enable us to get the best results.
“These investigations are an opportunity to take a good look into some of our hospitals which for one reason or another are persistent outliers on mortality indicators. I want to assure patients, the public and Parliament that these hospitals understand why they have a higher than expected mortality rate and that appropriate action is being taken.”
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