Response: All patients can benefit from our collecting of statistics - The Guardian 4th July 2008

The analysis and sharing of treatment data has been hugely effective across the NHS, says Kevin Cleary Mark Salter fails to grasp the fundamental point of measuring outcomes for patients and using evidence to improve treatment (Get away from statistics. Trust the doctor, July 1). He asserts that there are two branches of medicine where you can't "put your finger on outcomes": psychiatry and general practice. This simply doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

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