York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust named as one of the CHKS 40Top Hospitals 2012

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the CHKS 40Top Hospitals 2012. Healthcare intelligence and improvement services specialist CHKS last night announced the winners of its Top Hospitals programme awards at a ceremony in London. The 40Top Hospitals award is one of several awards that are part of this awards programme.

As well as individual national awards for patient safety, quality of care and data quality, CHKS celebrates excellence amongst its clients across the UK with the 40Top Hospitals award. This award is based on the evaluation of 23 key performance indicators covering safety, clinical effectiveness, health outcomes, efficiency, patient experience and quality of care.

Patrick Crowley, chief executive, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are delighted to be one of the 40 top hospitals, particularly as this is the tenth consecutive year that we have received this award. This is a reflection of the continuing commitment of our staff to improving the quality of the care we provide."

Jason Harries, managing director, CHKS said: "We are delighted that York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of our 40Top Hospitals for 2012. These awards recognise outstanding performance in 23 areas which we believe are critical to delivering good patient care."