Royal Surrey Response to Daily MailOnline Article Re Patient Deaths | News

NHS Foundation Trust’s Medical Director, Dr William Jewsbury said: 

“The data report on the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) - Deaths associated with hospitalisation, England, April 2023 - March 2024 for our Trust is incorrect due to a data submission issue and NHSE are in the process of removing Royal Surrey data from the SHMI report whilst the correct data is processed.

The interpretation of the incorrect report – that Royal Surrey recorded the highest number of excess hospital deaths – is completely inaccurate. Royal Surrey has maintained a consistently excellent SHMI position for the past five years and we have seen nothing to suggest this has changed.”