Seven trusts relegated to NHSE’s poorest performers group

Seven trusts have been added to NHS England’s list of providers with the worst elective and cancer problems, putting the number of organisations in the ‘tier 1’ group back into double figures – and five leaving it, HSJ has learned.

Since last summer, NHS England has put trusts considered most “at risk” of missing recovery trajectories into “tiers” for either elective or cancer performance, or both.

The list has changed significantly for quarter three of this year, despite only a few months passing since the last rankings were revealed in August.

HSJ understands this is due to system-level agreements and some national factors, including the impact of ongoing industrial action on elective activity.

The number of trusts in the most challenged “tier 1” group for both elective and cancer performance has increased from eight to 11, with seven new providers entering this tier and five leaving.
Read full storySource: HSJ, 9 October 2023