英伦广角 2010-12-05 不可接受的高死亡率

It is the place where you expect the highest possible care. But a damning report just revealed some of NHS hospitals have significantly high death rates. It specifically named Hull¹ and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, claiming both have high death rate shares and high mortality rates among the patients who've just have surgery.
"We welcomed the report because it's obviously. It's another arm for patients to use and their decisions about health care. It's, it obviously, it shows the hospitals that have been performing well over the past year. But it also highlights the hospitals that have not improved over the last year. And this is of the real concern to us, the Patients Association.
  The report by Dr Foster Hospital Guide found 62800 adverse² medical cases were reported in English hospitals from April 2009 to March this year. There are injuries or illnesses that patients gain once in the hospital, like a punctured³ lung or serious blood clot⁴.
It's claimed 19 hospitals how significantly high death rate shares and four trusts have significant high death rates after surgery. It also says there's widespread underreporting of cases. But overall mortality rates are down.
I think it's important to patients who read this report don’t panick.It seemed that the quality care awful lower. They get uneasy at that. And in fact, some of the survey data that we get from patents, the average get some improve rating is up to 98%, which is astonishingly good."Small wondered then, the trusts refusing its latest report, calling the figure inaccurate⁵. But Health Secretary Andrew Langley says the guide highlights high levels about adverse medical events. The widespread underreporting of incidents and too many hospitals with death rates higher than one would expect, adding a new culture of openness and transparency will transform patient care. That’s been welcomed by the report's author who says hospital don't necessarily giving poor care But believes trusts should investigate.

1 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

2 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

3 punctured   

v.在（某物）上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 )；刺穿（某物）；削弱（某人的傲气、信心等）；泄某人的气

参考例句：

• Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre. 路上的玻璃刺破了我的新轮胎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A nail on the road punctured the tyre. 路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 clot   

n.凝块；v.使凝成块

参考例句：

• Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
• The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。

5 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。