ROYAL Surrey County Hospital has been listed among NHS hospitals with the highest mortality rates in the country.
Some 122 more people than expected died at the Guildford-based hospital during 2011-2012, according to new figures.
The hospital was tenth in a list of 12 Trusts where "excess deaths" were recorded over a 12 month period.
The figures, released in a study by health care analysts Dr Foster and led by professor Sir Brian Jarman, show a 14 per cent rise in the mortality rate at Royal Surrey County Hospital.
This compares with an almost 20 per cent rise in deaths at Northern Devon Healthcare - the highest in the list. Professor Jarman has called on the hospitals listed in the report to act quickly to bring down mortality rates.
