Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs Whipps Cross Hospital, was ranked in the second-lowest category, reports Marco Marcelline

Barts Health NHS Trust has been ranked 79th in England for its performance amongst a range of metrics including A&E wait times.

The rankings are the first time that trusts in England have been ranked in this way based on their performance.

NHS trusts have been handed a category based on a “score” that has been determined by averaging their performance against a range of targets. These targets include reducing waiting times for treatments and for being seen in A&E departments, or improving ambulance response times. The lower the score, the better the performance.

79th-placed Barts Health NHS Trust gained a score of 2.45 and was placed in category three, the second-lowest. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust topped the list with a score of 1.39.

A Barts Health spokesperson said: “Our patients can be assured that they will continue to receive safe and high-quality care in our hospitals. The league tables offer a snapshot of relative performance at any one moment, and our hard-working staff are constantly striving to improve access to treatment and reduce waiting times.”

Meanwhile, according to FOI requests, it has been revealed that over 300,000 Barts patients waited more than 24 hours to be seen between 2020 and 2024.

According to requests sent by MattressNextDay, a total of 304,634 patients of the trust waited 24 hours or more to be seen. Barts Health also has the highest figure so far for 2025 (31,581), which is higher than the combined 2020-2025 total of 67 trusts.

A spokesperson for Barts Health NHS Trust said: “Our three A&Es see more emergency patients than any other NHS trust, and our hard-working staff are constantly striving to provide safe, high-quality care and reduce delays for patients.

“The number of over 24-hour waits has decreased in line with the expansion of our same day emergency care departments where patients receive access to specialist care allowing them to be treated and discharged in less than 24 hours.

“Our patients can be assured that they will continue to receive safe and high-quality care in our hospitals. The league tables offer a snapshot of relative performance at any one moment, and our hard-working staff are constantly striving to improve access to treatment and reduce waiting times.”

See the rankings in full here

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