BURY'S health chiefs have admitted there is room for improvement following the publication of the latest NHS performance indicators.
Bury Health Care NHS Trust gained a mixed review against a range of clinical and public health markers.
Figures showed that emergency re-admissions following discharge worsened by four per cent in the period from 1999/00 to 2000/1 and earned the Trust a D-grade, denoting some deterioration. The top grade A illustrates significant improvement.
However, there was an improvemen of 19.6 per cent in death rates within 30 days of surgery in the same period, earning the Trust a C rating, denoting "some improvement".
And trolley waits for the percentage of patients waiting more than four hours from 2001 to 2002 was 0.1 per cent
Bury and Rochdale Health Authority showed a five per cent improvement in the mortality rate from all malignant neoplasms (cancers) in people under 75 in the period 1979/99 to 1998/00. The current rate, per 100,000 population, is 140.1.
Acting chairwoman of Bury Heath Care NHS Trust, Mrs Vera Stringer, said: "There is room for improvement and we are pleased with the staff for their work. We will be striving to achieve those improvements."
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