A PRIVATE hospital in the North-East has been ranked as a top performer.
Nuffield Health Tees Hospital in Norton, Stockton has been named as a top performing hospital in the most recent NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) report on independent sector providers caring for NHS patients.
The report provides a comparison between the performances of independent sector providers with their NHS counterparts, and looks at indicators including patient experience, clinical quality and patient outcomes and safety.
Nuffield Health Tees Hospital performed particularly highly in scoring for primary knee replacement surgery, where it was found that patients had significantly improved knee functionality and reduced pain.
Sharon Robinson, matron at Nuffield Health Tees Hospital, said: “All of the clinical staff in the hospital work very hard to ensure that we consistently provide a highly skilled, high quality and safe services across our surgical, medical and nursing services.
"We want our patients to experience the best care possible and these new figures reflect the hard work of the whole clinical team.”
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