The death rate at a Teesside NHS Trust was higher than expected for the second year running, the latest data shows.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust was one of nine trusts nationwide flagged by health watchdogs for having higher-than predicted mortality ratios.
The trust - which covers the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool - saw 1,801 deaths in the year to June 2014. This is 252, or over 16%, more deaths than the expected mortality rate of 1,549.
And the gap was even wider than in the previous year when there were 215 more deaths than expected.
The data, published today, is based on a “Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator” (SHMI) by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
The SMHI compares the actual number of patients to die following hospitalisation at a trust with the number that would be expected to die given the characteristics of the patients treated there.
It considers deaths taking place during a stay at a trust and also within 30 days of discharge.
Almost 75% of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust deaths occurred when patients were in hospital.
The trust was one of just three in the country which had higher than expected mortality rates for two years in a row.
HSCIC chair Kingsley Manning said: “The SHMI gives trusts a way of comparing their mortality outcomes to the national baseline.
“This information can then be used with other indicators and evidence as a prompt for trusts to undertake further investigations of their services where necessary.”
Meanwhile, neighbouring South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had 2,589 deaths compared to 2,566 that were expected, which falls within normal limits.
The Gazette has contacted North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for a comment.
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