"The rankings score NHS trusts on seven different areas including waiting times for operations, cancer treatment, time spent in A&E and ambulance response times. Their finances are also assessed, and it is possible that a hospital rated highly for clinical care will be marked down if they are running up a larger than expected deficit. They are then sorted into four categories, the first of which reflecting the best performers and the last listing the worst."
"Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie NHS Foundation Trust. At the bottom is Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, which has had major problems with its buildings because of structural weaknesses and the need for props to hold up ceilings. A spokesperson for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital said: "Our patients deserve the highest standards of care, and we are sorry that in some of our performance areas... we have fallen short. Immediate steps are being taken to address the issues.""
New league tables rank NHS trusts in England on seven performance areas and classify them into four categories. Specialist hospitals occupy the top positions, with Moorfields Eye Hospital first, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital second and the Christie cancer centre third. Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn ranks lowest amid structural weaknesses and ceiling prop concerns. Scores reflect waiting times for operations, cancer treatment, A&E time, ambulance response times and finances, allowing a hospital with strong clinical care to be downgraded for deficits. The public can check local hospital, ambulance or mental health trust performance. Rankings will be updated every three months.
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