Looking Locally – Ration Watch

Rationed Care within CCGs

Looking locally at the best and worst performing CCGs in England, NHS Wakefield CCG (North East and Yorkshire) led the way, treating 8.77 patients per 1000 people, 1.51 more than the second-best NHS Dorset CCG (7.26 patients per 1000).

NHS Wirral was the worst performing CCG in June, treating only 2.52 patients per 1000. NHS Wirral was also the worst performing CCG in May, only increasing its output by 0.37 patients per 1000 in June.

NHS Wirral CCG was closely followed by NHS North Central London CCG, NHS West Essex CCG, NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG and NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG, all of which treated less than 3 patients per 1000 in June, the only 5 to do so.

Similarly to NHS Wirral CCG, North Central London, Birmingham and Solihull and West Essex have been in the 4 worst performing CCGs in April, May and June, showing small increases and minimal output compared to national standards. NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG dropped from 7^th to 5^th from April to May, staying at 5^th throughout June.

Worst Performing CCGs – April to June

	April	May	June
113	NHS Stoke On Trent CCG	NHS Wirral CCG	NHS Wirral CCG
112	NHS North Central London CCG	NHS West Essex CCG	NHS North Central London CCG
111	NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG	NHS North Central London CCG	NHS West Essex CCG
110	NHS West Essex CCG	NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG	NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG
109	NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG	NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG	NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG
108	NHS North Staffordshire CCG	NHS Stoke On Trent CCG	NHS Stoke On Trent CCG

Within the 10 worst performing CCGs in May, 3 were in the Midlands, 3 were in the East of England, 2 were in London, 1 was from the North West and 1 was from the North East and Yorkshire.

As the best performing region, North East and Yorkshire-based CCGs took 4 of the top 10 places, closely followed by the North West which had 3.

The Local State of Care Visualised

Best Performing CCGs – June 2021

	CCG	Region	Population	Patients treated June 2021	Number of patients treated per 1000 people
1	NHS Wakefield CCG	North East and Yorkshire	348312	3056	8.77
2	NHS Dorset CCG	South West	773839	5618	7.26
3	NHS St Helens CCG	North West	180585	1301	7.2
4	NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG	Midlands	157308	1128	7.17
5	NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG	North West	260063	1802	6.93
6	NHS Blackpool CCG	North West	139446	940	6.74
7	NHS North Tyneside CCG	North East and Yorkshire	207913	1374	6.61
8	NHS Northumberland CCG	North East and Yorkshire	322434	2087	6.47
9	NHS Cannock Chase CCG	Midlands	137595	855	6.21
10	NHS Bradford District and Craven CCG	North East and Yorkshire	590901	3641	6.16

Worst Performing CCGs – June 2021

	CCG	Region	Population	Patients treated June 2021	Number of patients treated per 1000 people
1	NHS Wirral CCG	North West	324011	817	2.52
2	NHS North Central London CCG	London	1510806	4220	2.79
3	NHS West Essex CCG	East	310040	879	2.84
4	NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG	Midlands	1180567	3436	2.91
5	NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG	Midlands	502990	1472	2.93
6	NHS Stoke On Trent CCG	Midlands	264651	822	3.11
7	NHS North East London CCG	London	2023383	6352	3.14
8	NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG	East	571713	1814	3.17
9	NHS Vale of York	North East and Yorkshire	366,072	1,207	3.30
10	NHS Herts Valleys CCG	East	598034	2006	3.35