Conclusions Print version Introduction  Reports > The Fifth Report >  CHAPTER FOURTEEN - The Monitoring of Mortality Rates among the Patients of General Practitioners CONTENTS Introduction The Analysis of Mortality Data before Shipman's Arrest The Analysis of Mortality Data after Shipman's Arrest The Inquiry's Approach The Work of Dr Paul Aylin and His Team The Possible Framework for a Monitoring System Recent Work on Analysing and Investigating Mortality Rates Future Investigations Potential Problems with Monitoring Other Possible Statistical Approaches The Concerns of the Profession The Potential Advantages of a Monitoring System Conclusions    Conclusions Print version Introduction    Published by The Shipman Inquiry © Crown Copyright 2001