The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released league tables of NHS trusts across England for the first, as part of its Plan for Change.
The DHSC says the league tables will help in “identifying where urgent support is needed” as well as “allowing top performers to share best practice” and “delivering better value to patients”.
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The rankings feature 134 acute hospital providers nationwide, including in Liverpool and Merseyside, and 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 ‘1’ reflecting the best performers and the ‘4’ showing the worst. Take a look at the rankings for Merseyside below.
Liverpool World approached all of the acute trusts in Merseyside, which were highlighted in this report, for comment.
5. Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust placed 56th in the national rankings, with a score of 2.25. Segment 3. | Google Maps
6. Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust placed 68th in the national rankings, with a score of 2.37. Segment 3. | Google Local Guide Benjamin Drinkwater
7. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust placed 105th in the national rankings, with a score of 2.62. Segment 4. | Google
8. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust placed 115th in the national rankings, with a score of 2.80. Segment 4. A spokesperson for NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, which is responsible for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We have seen significant improvements to the quality of our patient care in recent years, which is a direct reflection of the dedication and compassion our workforce has in providing safe, quality care to the communities we serve, as highlighted in our recent CQC reports. “Whilst our priority remains that all patients receive safe and timely care, we acknowledge there are areas where ongoing and further improvement is required, including providing more timely access to urgent and routine care, and ensuring our services are financially sustainable for the future. We are also striving to ensure our hospitals are great places to work for our colleagues, who are working hard within challenging environments.” | StockAdobe