London North West University Healthcare (LNWH) Trust has secured a place among the country’s higher-performing trusts in the first national NHS league tables, published this week as part of a government drive to “raise standards and ensure better value for patients and taxpayers.”
The trust, which runs Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital and Northwick Park, was ranked 23rd out of 134 acute trusts in England and awarded a category two rating. It is one of only three organisations without foundation or specialist status to achieve such a position.
Topping the chart was Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust followed by Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
Pippa Nightingale, chief executive of LNWH, told EALING.NEWS: “We’re pleased to have achieved a category rating of two in the first rankings released under the new national oversight framework – one of only three trusts across the country without foundation or specialist status to have done so.
“It shows how hard our staff have been working to improve patients’ safety and experience and safety, as well as their commitment to delivering our savings plans.
“As always, we know that there is much more we can do through what is likely to be a challenging winter across the NHS, and we will continue to focus carefully on our performance over the coming months.”
The quarterly league tables rank every trust in England across areas such as emergency care, elective operations and mental health. Organisations are grouped into four categories, with the highest performers given greater freedom to reinvest surpluses in frontline services. Weaker trusts will face tougher scrutiny, targeted support and performance-linked pay for senior leaders.
Wes Streeting, the health and social care secretary, said: “We must be honest about the state of the NHS to fix it. Patients and taxpayers have to know how their local NHS services are doing compared to the rest of the country.
“These league tables will identify where urgent support is needed and allow high-performing areas to share best practises with others, taking the best of the NHS to the rest of the NHS.”
The initiative, part of the government’s 10-year health plan, will be extended to Integrated Care Boards by 2026.
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