NHS Providers responds to league tables announcement

Responding to an announcement on the publication of NHS league tables, the chief executive of NHS Providers, Daniel Elkeles said:

“There's more work to do before patients, staff and trusts can have confidence that these league tables are accurately identifying the best performing organisations.

“For league tables to really drive up standards, tackle variations in care, and boost transparency, they need to measure the right things, be based on accurate, clear and objective data and avoid measuring what isn't in individual providers' gift to improve. Then they will drive improvement and boost performance.

“Anything less could lead to unintended consequences, potentially damaging patient confidence in local health services, demoralising hardworking NHS staff and skewing priorities.”