New performance indicators giving star ratings to NHS hospital trusts in England mark the end of “the culture of excuse and inevitability,” health secretary Alan Milburn said this week. The system rates 173 non- specialist hospitals in England according to performance on a wide range of indicators, including waiting times from GP referral to first outpatient appointments; vacancies in medical staffing; and the percentage of patients waiting on trolleys for more than four hours. Thirty five hospital trusts have been awarded three stars, 103 received two stars, 23 were given one star, and …
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