HEALTH: Healthcare Commission Annual Health report

More than half of NHS trusts need to improve their services and the way they manage their finances, according to a report out today. The Healthcare Commission's Annual Health Check ranked 570 trusts in England as weak or fair. It ranked 51% of trusts fair on quality of services, 47% fair on use of financial resources, 9% weak on quality of services and 37% weak on use of financial resources. Overall, 24 were labelled weak for both quality of services and use of resources. The report examined primary care trusts, acute hospital trusts, mental health trusts and ambulance trusts. It showed that 36% of trusts were rated good on quality of services while 4% were excellent. Just 3% of trusts were found to be excellent at managing their finances while 12% were good. Just two trusts ranked excellent in both areas - the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London, which is a specialist cancer trust, and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

ITN Source | October 12, 2006

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