Interactive maps reveal the best and worst NHS hospitals in England – check the full list to see where yours ranks

AN INTERACTIVE map shows the best and worst rated hospitals across England, after a study found that almost half of NHS hospitals are currently performing below standard.

A whopping 49 per cent of NHS hospitals in England were rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as ‘inadequate’ or ‘Requires Improvement’.

GettySix hospitals across the UK were rated as ‘Inadequate’ by the CQC[/caption]

Meanwhile, just under 7 per cent of hospitals were deemed to be performing “exceptionally well” and rated ‘Outstanding’.

The remaining 44 per cent of hospitals in England we rated ‘Good’, meaning they’re “performing well and meeting expectations”.

It comes after a major report from surgeon Lord Ara Darzi warned the NHS is in critical condition after a decade of “unforgivable” damage.

It said in the best case scenario, the health service will take four years beyond the next election to return to peak performance standards.

The CQC inspects and regulates health and social care services in England.

It assesses hospitals on five categories, examining whether they’re:

Safe

Effective

Caring

Responsive

Well-led

The CQC then produces an overall rating for each hospital, ranging from ‘Outstanding’ to ‘Good’, ‘Requires Improvement’, or ‘Inadequate’.

Medical negligence specialists Patient Claim Line reviewed these numbers to reveal locations of the best and worst rated in the country.

A total of 22 hospitals across England were rated ‘Outstanding’, accounting for 6.8 per cent of services.

Meanwhile, 141 hospitals were rated ‘Good’.

But a whopping 152 NHS hospitals in England were deemed to require improvement in their services – meaning they aren’t performing well as they should be.

And a total of six hospitals were deemed to be performing so badly that that the CQC thought it necessary to taken enforcement action against the providers – rating the hospitals as ‘Inadequate’.

Found out where in the country these services are and if your nearest hospital is among them.

Worst performing hospitals

Many poorly rated hospitals were clustered in areas like London, Manchester and Sheffield.

According to Patient Claim Line the area with the highest number of badly performing hospitals was London, with a total of 16 facilities rated as ‘Requiring Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’.

Manchester and Sheffield were next with four poorly rated hospitals each.

Three hospitals in Leicester failed to meet required CQC standards, while Ashford, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northwood, Orpington, Plymouth, Southampton, Wirral and Worcester had two poorly rated services each.

CQC inspectors raised concerns about the following worst rated hospitals:

The Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge

Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull

The York Hospital, York

The Barkantine Centre, London

Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool

Corbett Hospital, Stourbidge

Inspectors at The Hillingdon Hospital raised concerns about a “deterioration in infection prevention and control”, finding “inconsistencies in hand hygiene practice amongst staff.”

Inspectors also noted that there was “poor recognition of sepsis” and they “were not assured that high-risk patient groups were screened for MRSA at pre-admission”.

Key findings from Lord Darzi’s report

On Hull Royal Infirmary’s maternity ward, inspectors noted that “systems, processes, and risk in the antenatal day unit / triage department were not well managed which led to long delays in women being seen and a chaotic environment which was not fit for purpose”.

They also flagged that “staff did not always work well together across the different units and some staff spoke about unkindness between staff.”

Writing about Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s urgent and emergency services unit, CQC inspectors observed that “at times the department felt chaotic and we had concerns about the lack of oversight the leadership team had of the risks”.

Best performing hospitals

The CQC rated a total of 22 hospitals across the UK as ‘Outstanding’.

Royal Surrey County Hospital

East Surrey Hospital

Homerton University Hospital

Frimley Park Hospital

Hexham General Hospital

Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

King’s Mill Hospital

Conquest Hospital

Fairfield General Hospital

Moorfields Eye Hospital

The Royal Marsden – London

The Royal Marsden – Sutton

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Walton Centre

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Dental Hospital Manchester

Royal Manchester Eye Hospital

Leeds Dental Institute

Thomas Linacre Centre

Dental Hospital

Wansbeck General Hospital

CQC inspectors thought the following 152 hospitals had room to improve their services:

Luton and Dunstable Hospital

Leicester General Hospital

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Kettering General Hospital

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

The Princess Royal Hospital

Macclesfield District General Hospital

Yeovil District Hospital

Stepping Hill Hospital

Musgrove Park Hospital

Leighton Hospital

Southport and Formby District General Hospital

Ormskirk District General Hospital

Bassetlaw District General Hospital

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Montagu Hospital, Mexborough

North Middlesex University Hospital

Royal United Hospital Bath

Stroud Maternity Hospital

Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford)

North Devon District Hospital

Great Western Hospital

Horton General Hospital

Pinderfields Hospital

Dewsbury and District Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

The County Hospital

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Torbay Hospital

Crowborough Birthing Centre

Inspire Neurocare Worcester

Maidstone Hospital

The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury

Princess Royal Hospital

The Countess of Chester Hospital

St Richard’s Hospital

Worthing Hospital

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Freeman Hospital

Royal Victoria Infirmary

University Hospital Lewisham

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

King George Hospital

Queen’s Hospital

William Harvey Hospital

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital

Royal Derby Hospital

Queens Hospital

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital

Royal Preston Hospital

Russells Hall Hospital

University Hospital Aintree

New Royal Liverpool University

Cumberland Infirmary

West Cumberland Hospital

George Eliot NHS Hospital

Cheltenham General Hospital

Lister Hospital

Dorset County Hospital

Basildon University Hospital

Broomfield Hospital

Southend University Hospital

Manor Hospital

Poole Hospital

Queen’s Medical Centre

University College Hospital & Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Furness General Hospital

St George’s Hospital (Tooting)

St James’s University Hospital

Arrowe Park Hospital

Lincoln County Hospital

Saint Mary’s Hospital

Wythenshawe Hospital

North Manchester General Hospital

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Southampton General Hospital

St Mary’s Hospital

Scarborough Hospital

Royal Stoke University Hospital

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Peterborough City Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

James Paget Hospital

Airedale General Hospital

The Royal Free Hospital

Colchester General Hospital

Medway Maritime Hospital

John Radcliffe Hospital

Alexandra Hospital

St Peter’s Hospital

Castle Hill Hospital

Derriford Hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospital

St Austell Hospital – Penrice Birthing Unit

Northampton General Hospital

King’s College Hospital

Croydon University Hospital

South Tyneside District Hospital

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital

County Hospital

Salford Royal Hospital

Royal Oldham Hospital

Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Northern General Hospital

Jessop Wing

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Glenfield Hospital

Pontefract Hospital

Barking Birth Centre

Whipps Cross University Hospital

The Royal London Hospital

University Hospital of Hartlepool

University Hospital of North Tees

Orpington Hospital

Rotherham General Hospital

Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing Hospital

Pilgrim Hospital

Ashford Hospital

Watford General Hospital

Newham University Hospital

Barnet General Hospital

Westmorland General Hospital

Kent & Canterbury Hospital

West Suffolk Hospital

The Ipswich Hospital

St Albans City Hospital

Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

Victoria Infirmary

Clatterbridge Hospital

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

Queen Mary’s Hospital

Central Middlesex Hospital

Fleetwood Hospital

Evesham Community Hospital

Charing Cross Hospital

Hammersmith Hospitals

Sandwell General Hospital

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Weston Park Hospital

Hannah House

Ludlow Community Hospital

Mount Gould Hospital

Royal South Hants Hospital

Mount Vernon Hospital

In response to Lord Darzi’s bombshell report – which found that  A&E queues have exploded in size while progress in diagnosing cancer cases has stagnated – PM Keir Starmer declared the NHS “broken”.

He insisted the NHS must “reform or die”, setting out a 10-year plan to do so.

Keir’s 10-year plan for the NHS

THE Prime Minister said the Government is working on a 10-year plan to transform the NHS. This includes:

Digital Transformation: transition to digital healthcare with innovations like fully digital patient records and the NHS app for self-referrals and data transparency.
Community-Based Care: shift care from hospitals to local communities, increase GP access, and offer virtual consultations and home-based care through virtual wards.
Prevention Focus: prioritise prevention with NHS health checks, early interventions, and focus on children’s mental health and dental care.
Integrate Health and Social Care: streamline health and social care to reduce hospital stays and free up resources.
Workforce Support: end NHS strikes and employ trainee GPs to strengthen the healthcare workforce.
Long-Term Commitment: a decade-long reform plan to future-proof the NHS

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