Liz Jarvis MP warns NHS league tables risk deepening postcode lottery in care
Liberal Democrat MP, Liz Jarvis, has responded to the Government’s new hospitals league table, warning that they reveal a stark postcode lottery in NHS care, while urging Ministers to deliver the real improvements patients need.
The tables rank every NHS trust in England, with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ranked 101, while University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust ranked 48 and the local South Central Ambulance Service ranked as 8th out of 10 national trusts.
Liz Jarvis, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, said:
“These figures lay bare the growing inequality in our NHS. Under the Conservatives, access to care has become increasingly unfair and a postcode lottery.
“What we must avoid is a vicious circle, where lower-ranked hospitals struggle even more to attract staff and resources, and patients lose confidence in seeking care. The priority must be fixing the basics: recruiting and retaining frontline staff, boosting morale, and making sure every community gets the quality of care it deserves.
“The Liberal Democrats will be pressing the Secretary of State to set out what actions the Government is going to take to deliver the real, urgent improvements across the NHS that families up and down the country need to see.”