Best and worst-performing NHS trusts in England named in new league tables

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By Storm Newton, PA Media

League tables of the best and worst-performing NHS trusts in England have been published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the first time.

Health secretary Wes Streeting said the quarterly rankings will pinpoint where urgent support is needed and help end the “postcode lottery” of care for patients.

However, experts have questioned the helpfulness of the tables, warning that hospital performance is “not as simple as good or bad”.

The rankings score trusts based on a range of measures, including finances and patient access to care, as well as bringing down waiting times for operations and A&E and improving ambulance response times.

Trusts are categorised in four segments, with the first reflecting the best performers and the fourth showing the worst. See below for the full table.

Top performers will be given greater freedoms and investment, the DHSC said.

The majority of the top 10 best-performing hospitals were specialist trusts.