Mixed results for Leeds healthcare providers in new league tables

NHS trusts in Leeds have been ranked for the first time under new national league tables designed to drive up standards across the health service.

- by Dennis Morton

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has placed all 134 trusts in England into one of four segments, based on performance in areas such as waiting times, routine operations, emergency care and financial stability. The tables will be updated every three months.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the reforms would "shine a light" on how hospitals and community services are performing.

Mr Streeting 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.