§ 25. Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made at the Royal Sussex county hospital, Brighton, following the publication of hospital star ratings. [26385]
§ Ms BlearsThe Department has commissioned reviews of those trusts with a zero star status. This review is currently being evaluated by officials before submission to the Secretary of State for his consideration.
In the initial review the Royal Sussex county hospital failed to meet three performance targets, namely those of out-patient waiting lists, over 12 hour trolley waits and percentage of patients seen within two weeks of referral with suspected breast cancer.
Significant improvements have been made in each of these areas which we expect will be confirmed when the findings from the above review are published within the next few weeks.