University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire 'named and shamed' as among England's worst

It has been ranked third from bottom in a new government league table



The University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has been 'shamed' as among England's worst. The government has released a new league table which looks into the best and worst performing NHS Trusts in England.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust, which runs both the University Hospital Coventry and Rugby's St Cross hospital, is third from bottom in the acute hospital trust rankings, just above the Countess of Chester Hospital in second from bottom and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn at the bottom.

The table looks at NHS trusts across various criteria including financial performance and patient access to treatment, alongside reducing surgical waiting lists and A&E delays, plus enhancing ambulance response times.

CoventryLive approached University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire about the latest ranking and in a statement, professor Andy Hardy, its CEO, said that they were 'disappointed' and added that improvements were being made.

"We are disappointed by our position in the national oversight table and we are looking at all the metrics to see where we can use our improvement methodology (UHCWi) to make positive changes for our patients," the CEO said.

"Through the efforts of our staff, we have already seen improvements in some key areas. We continue to strive to provide high levels of service for our patients as evidenced by our recent CQC inspection which rated both our hospitals – University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby – as 'Good' for patient care and safety."

The government announced the launch of the quarterly tables back in November and said that top performers will be given greater freedoms and funding. It ranks all 134 trusts in the country.

Nuneaton's George Eliot Hospital is ranked as 121st while the University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust sits at 132nd.