The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote about Hospital Standardised Mortality Statistics
The letter is dated 6 December 2018. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Response on Hospital Standardised Mortality Statistics
. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote
“However, regardless of the intention, I am concerned that the description of the statistics in the press release was misleading.”
“I understand that the press release was removed from the Scottish Government’s website after we notified you of our concerns.”
“In light of this, we expect to see a prominent correction to mitigate the risk of misleading the public.”
“We have raised concerns about previous HSMR press statements.”
From Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 6 December 2018. Read the full letter.
Receipt
| Read from | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-on-hospital-standardised-mortality-statistics/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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| PDF on the letter page | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Letter-from-Ed-Humpherson-to-Roger-Halliday.pdf19ed75e6c0e7570f5b0a6ccffc1f7fdafa37f02c49f744598fd9497a74b378f5 |