One quarter of mental health trusts performing to "highest level"

July 27, 2005

One quarter of the 83 mental health trusts in England are performing to "the highest level", the NHS watchdog said today.

The trust ratings, reflecting performance in meeting targets, were published in the Healthcare Commission's annual assessment of NHS trusts in England.

The number of mental health trusts achieving two or three star status increased from last year. Five mental health trusts gained no stars.

This is the final year the commission has rated performance using the star system which has been criticised as being simplistic.

Next year the commission is to employ an "annual health check" to rate trusts in a bid to give a more comprehensive assessment of NHS performance.

Read for yourself:
Healthcare Commission's 2005 star ratings of mental health trusts

See also:
July 25, 2005: Mental health has "been left behind", says Healthcare Commission - less than half of service users have access to crisis care when needed says report
July 11, 2005: Mental health no longer the NHS Cinderella service, says government - upbeat message comes one month after Healthcare Commission highlighted a culture of violence on mental health wards

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