National trends in hospital performance
| Indicator | Unit of measurement | Number of hospitals with values | National rate 2012–2013 | National rate 2016–2017 | Change (2012–2013 to 2016–2017) (%) | P value for trend |
| Hospital deaths (HSMR) | Baseline 100 | 92 | 100 | 91 | −9 | 0.00245* |
| Hospital deaths following major surgery | % | 180 | 1.8% | 1.6% | −11.1 | 0.0154* |
| Medical patients readmitted to hospital | % | 474 | 13.5% | 13.7% | 1.5 | 0.0577 |
| Obstetric patients readmitted to hospital | % | 225 | 2% | 2.1% | 5 | 0.0577 |
| Patients aged 19 years and younger readmitted to hospital | % | 185 | 6.5% | 6.8% | 4.6 | 0.0805 |
| Surgical patients readmitted to hospital | % | 246 | 6.7% | 6.9% | 3 | 0.0154* |
| In-hospital sepsis | Per 1000 | 431 | 4.2 | 3.9 | −7.1 | 0.194 |
| Obstetric trauma (with instrument) | % | 100 | 18.9% | 18.9% | 0 | 0.880 |
*Statistically significant.
HSMR, hospital standardised mortality ratio.