Concerning new data names the nine NHS hospital trusts where excess patient deaths have been reported over the past year. They are County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, East Cheshire NHS Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, and Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Death rate percentages increased from the last figures for all of these trusts except East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which saw a slight decrease. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust is the lowest–ranked trust on the NHS league table among those with higher–than–expected death figures. These were Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Source: Daily Mail April 10, 2026 14:10 UTC