From the Information Services Division, NHS Scotland on 12th February 2019: ‘The Scottish HSMR [Hospital Standardised Mortality Rate] has decreased by 13.2% between January to March 2014 and July to September 2018.’
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2019/02/13/scottish-hospital-deaths-fall-by-13-2-despite-increased-demand-and-rising-crude-mortality-rates/