Hospital size isn't everything
- Author:
- John Appleby
- Publication:
- The Guardian
- Reference:
- The Guardian, Comment is free, 14 June 2010
The link between death rates and the number of operations carried out by a hospital is not a straightforward one.
Is it better to be treated in large hospitals carrying out lots of operations? Intuitively it makes sense. Better, surely, to have a surgeon who is practised at your operation than someone trained in the "see one, do one, teach one" school.
