Worst performing NHS hospitals are ‘named and shamed’

The table evaluates NHS trusts across various criteria including financial performance and patient access to treatment, alongside reducing surgical waiting lists and A&E delays The table evaluates NHS trusts across various criteria (Image: PA)

The Government has unveiled a new league table that names and shames England's worst-performing NHS trusts. ‌

Health Secretary Wes Streeting declared the initiative will identify where urgent assistance is required and help eliminate the "postcode lottery" of care, though experts have cautioned that hospitals serving more challenging areas could be unfairly criticised. ‌

The table evaluates NHS trusts across various criteria including financial performance and patient access to treatment, alongside reducing surgical waiting lists