\n The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Huntingdon, Peterborough City Hospital, and Stamford and Rutland Hospital, has cancelled 333 elective operations for “non-clinical reasons” from January to June, 2025.\n<\/p>\n
\n Of those 333 operations at the hospitals, 192 patients\u00a0were not seen within 28 days of their cancelled appointments, which is 57 per cent of people.\n<\/p>\n
\n Out of 134 acute NHS trusts across the country, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust ranked 105th, placing it in category four – the worst performing category.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hinchingbrooke Hospital. (Image: NWAFT) The Trust’s 2025 performance does mark an improvement, however.\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2024, it made 679 cancellations and 353 patients were left unseen for 28 days after.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Hannah Coffey, Chief Executive Officer for NWAFT. (Image: NWAFT) From January to March 2024, 175 appointments were cancelled.\n<\/p>\n
\n This year, between January and March, 171 were cancelled.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hannah Coffey, chief executive at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust said that it “welcome the transparency”.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “While we are extremely disappointed to have seen a decline in our\u00a0
rating during the 1 April to 30 June period, we know a major factor in the downward\u00a0
trend is primarily as a result of not being in financial balance.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The Trust will be “under closer scrutiny for performance and will benefit from additional support to\u00a0accelerate improvement work.”\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are committed to maintaining good financial discipline to provide the best care\u00a0
for the best value across our hospitals.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I am incredibly grateful for the determination and dedication our staff continue to\u00a0
show in support of our improvement programme”, she said.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peterborough City Hospital. (Image: Davecrosby uk\/Creative Commons) In quite a stark contrast, the best performing NHS Trust in Cambridgeshire was the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which ranked fifth as one of the best performing trusts in the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n Eilish Midlane is Chief Executive at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We\u2019re proud to be recognised as one of the top-performing NHS trusts in the latest government league tables.\n<\/p>\n
\n “These results reflect the hard work of our teams, who provide excellent and compassionate care to our patients every day.”\n<\/p>\n
\n From July 2023 to June 2025, the Royal Papworth Trust has cancelled 319 operations.\n<\/p>\n
\n By comparison, this is less than the number of operations cancelled by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie, in the space of three months.\n<\/p>\n
\n From January to March 2025, the Cambridge University Hospitals Trust cancelled 326 operations.\n<\/p>\n
\n Of these cancellations, 89 patients were not treated within 28 days.\n<\/p>\n
\n It ranked 70th out of 134 trusts.\n<\/p>\n
\n Addenbrooke’s Hospital is ran by the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. (Image: CUH) A spokesperson for Cambridge University Hospitals said: “We welcome the clarity, rigour and transparency of the National Oversight Framework.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We are determined to bring down waiting times for care and become one of the highest performing Trusts in the country.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, which provides care to children, young people and families in the county, ranked fourth out of 61 non-acute trusts.\n<\/p>\n
\n It also provides dental health, physiotherapy and sexual health services\u00a0across the region too.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ambulance trusts are included in the NHS League Tables too.\n<\/p>\n
\n The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust ranked as 10th – the worst in the country.\n<\/p>\n
\n Neill Moloney, the Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service. (Image: East of England Ambulance Service) Neill Moloney, the Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said that the ranking reflects the “ongoing challenges” the Trust faces, namely, tackling Category 2 response times and “cultural issues”.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, he said that the ranking reflects the “huge desire and ambition” to improve.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Rankings on the League Table are based on a number of factors, including reducing waiting times for treatments, times in A&E departments, and improving ambulance wait times.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
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