What is the ranking of your hospital trust.

I have also experienced this in my parents’ hospital .
I go in with anti bac spray and a big pack of floor wipes . We had to take in her own pull ups when she became incontinent. No one could tell us why last week she was working and that week she was doubly incontinent and panicking thinking she was in the war Or a train station . She was meant to be on level 4 oxygen 24/7 . Whenever I went in she was on no oxygen . Got told off for putting it on but there was no one to do it or answer the call bells .

Not convinced this league table information meaningful or helpful. Mine is 31 but both DH and I have been on wait lists for months. Previous experience of waiting lists has been much better. Service has certainly declined. Always suspicious of league tables.

Ours is in top 12 . Care is very good in all departments but there are still long waiting lists for most departments. There are clinics and treatment centres in some doctors surgeries, opticians, office blocks and some private hospitals also carry out procedures. I have had testing done at weekends. The trust is doing all it can to bring down waiting lists but the local population is growing rapidly and it is difficult to meet the increased demand.

My hospital trust is near the bottom - my late DH was taken there after his accident and was moved from there to one in the same county rated even lower that was the only one to do the specialist operation he needed. Sadly DH died a few days later but the ICU nurse in charge of him was wonderful and pulled out all the stops to help him. However, I'm now trying extra hard to stay well!

Babamaman

Should be the other way around? The trusts with poor rankings obviously need more help and more money? They also need to change those ‘in charge’!

Not neccesarily so. it could be that they are badly managed and their financial control is poor. and, as you say, it could be bad management.

But I noted the hospital at the bottom of the list has hospital buildings - in use. Depending on acroprops to stop it falling down. It cannot be easy running a hospital when the buildings ar collapsing around you.

was he in Pagglesham ward think I read a similar comment today in my local paper. I was in the main stroke ward about 5 years ago for a couple of weeks and found the ward I was on very good but of course I did not need rehab.

Think it depends how they rank. MIL was give 5* treatment at the old Papworth but the place was falling apart because they were planning to move it.
Peterborough is a newish build and I cannot fault the maxilofacial and renal depts, but don't get me started on the A&E shambles
As to QMC in Nottingham, I would not go there EVER.

GWH ranked 76. I’m sure some depts are better than others. I waited hours in the eye dept where it was standing room only for sone as 2/3 scanners were non operational.

Dragon32

Aberdeen hospital has the worst rating, I dread of having ever to go there.

The rankings mentioned are for English Trusts. Scotland doesn't do the have a ranking system.

Scotland doesn't rank.

I would like to know how they came to finding the best etc before agreeing with the result.
At the turn of the century both myself and my late father had the same operation on our fingers and we both were not happy with the result compared to having the same operation on various other hospitals.

Ours was 120th in the table .Everyone hates the place . Most of the staff are great but having lost a family member in the place for me it has to rank amongst the worst places I’ve ever come across. The care that my late father received in a Norfolk teaching hospital was way better than the care my family received from this dump of a place.
It’s grim and depressing and it’s due to be replaced. ( All we have heard from various governments is platitudes and promises)!
We treat our animals better than we are treated in this place

Magenta8

The trouble with ranking by trust and not individual local hospitals is that it does not necessarily give an accurate picture of how the hospital nearest to you is performing.

That’s a problem. Our local hospital left DH in agony, deferring his operation several times, including once when he was in the ward. gowned and prepped.
PALS took up the matter for us.

Another hospital in the same trust was willing and able to operate if we could get there early the following morning.
We did, the operation was successful and the after care great, though it meant travelling for nearly 2 hours each way, instead of a few miles.
Yet they’re all grouped in the same trust. I wonder which hospitals dragged their placing down.

Our trust ranks 9th on the league tables. I can't praise them highly enough. I had excellent service and care when I had my gallbladder removed last year.

Our trust and, another local hospital scheduled for rebuilding, are about in the 40s ! Given they serve very diverse population, they are doing ok but A& E leaves a lot to be desired ! However, I am informed that many people who go to A& E really need to see a GP
I am not sure that these standings can be justified , a bit like the ubiquitous school league tables ! Sets one group against another as opposed to what should be happening which is sharing best practice !

Apparently these figures will be looked at 3 monthly I think. Pressure….. our two nearest can’t get any worse so the only way is up. I suppose.

Don't live in England

Even within one hospital. one department will be superb and another appalling

Not sure where ours was in table but it came under’ Needs improvement’