Hospital league tables are back, identifying hospital 'performance' against fixed criteria; the idea being that this will inspire competition between Trusts to get better.

The problem with league tables is that however good absolute performance, relatively there are always going to be performances in the bottom half.

Does completion help incentives staff?

No, it just encourages gaming of the metrics & cynicism about 'performance'... both mysteries to the economic mind-set.

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