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Some private hospitals are safer than others, but we don't know which

  • Written by David Ben-Tovim, Professor, Clinical Epidemiology & Process Redesign, Flinders University
imagePrivate health insurance allows you to choose which hospital to go to for treatment. But are some safer than others?from www.shutterstock.com

The recent jailing of British breast surgeon Ian Paterson after performing multiple unnecessary operations has highlighted the issue of hospital safety.

Paterson’s unnecessary surgeries included some...

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