Table 1 The Royal College of Physicians “avoidability of death” scale
| Score 1 Definitely avoidable | |
| Score 2 Strong evidence of avoidability | |
| Score 3 Probably avoidable (more than 50:50) | |
| Score 4 Possibly avoidable, but not very likely (less than 50:50) | |
| Score 5 Slight evidence of avoidability | |
| Score 6 Definitely not avoidable |