Heart attack patients 10 times more likely to die in some hospitals

A report into hospital death rates has found patients are 10 times more likely to die of a heart attack depending on where they are treated.

A draft version of the long-awaited document, which was published last night on the Department of Health’s website, was central to the highly controversial 2011 downgrading of Roscommon Hospital.

However, despite concerns raised by the final report, more services are unlikely to be slashed as a result of the revelations.