Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked 35th out of 134 hospital trusts in the government's new NHS performance tables.
The rankings, based on measures such as A&E waiting times, operations, finances and ambulance response, put Harrogate in the top third nationally.
In July 2025, its A&E saw 7,036 attendances, with 80.1% of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.
Health secretary Wes Streeting said:
"We must be honest about the state of the NHS to fix it. Patients and taxpayers have to know how their local NHS services are doing compared to the rest of the country.
'These league tables will identify where urgent support is needed and allow high-performing areas to share best practices with others, taking the best of the NHS to the rest of the NHS.
"Patients know when local services aren't up to scratch and they want to see an end to the postcode lottery—that's what this Government is doing."
Nationally, Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust were the lowest-ranked large hospitals.
Among smaller trusts, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn and Countess of Chester Hospital were at the bottom.
Specialist centres dominated the top of the table, with Moorfields Eye Hospital ranked first, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and The Christie in Manchester.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was the highest-ranked large general hospital.
The tables have been welcomed by some patient groups for improving transparency, though NHS leaders warned they risk oversimplifying complex challenges.
For Harrogate, the result shows a trust performing steadily compared with the national picture, as the Government prepares to expand the league tables next year to cover integrated care boards and wider NHS performance.
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