NHS hospital league tables are brought back by ministers

All health trusts in England ranked from best to worst but analysts say idea is of ‘limited use’ to patients

Labour has published the first football-style league tables to rank hospitals in England from best to worst since the early 2000s, despite warnings it would not help patients choose where to seek care.

Moorfields specialist eye hospital in London tops the table, with the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, bottom.