Humber's NHS trusts slammed in nationwide rankings

HEALTH PARTNERSHIP 'DISAPPOINTED' WITH LEAGUE TABLE POSITION

- By ANDREW SPENCE

THE Humber region's two NHS trusts have been named among some of the poorest performing in England in a new Government league table.

The Humber Health Partnership have said they are "disappointed" with the rankings.

In a bid to raise standards across the country and tackle a 'postcode lottery,' every trust in England will be ranked quarterly on a number of issues including emergency care and mental health services.

As well as creating an element of transparency and accountability, the rankings will also lead to trusts being treated differently as top performing trusts will be rewarded with greater freedoms and investment, while underperforming trusts are to receive targeted support.

The first rankings of this kind have now been released and are less than pleasant reading for the trusts in the Humber region. Out of the 134 acute trusts that are ranked, the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ranked in 123rd place, while the Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust fared even worse, ranked in 125th place.