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Northern General Hospital vs The Spark

Side-by-side official figures. The better value for each measure is highlighted. Waiting-time and A&E figures are published per trust; a hospital shows its trust's figures.

MeasureNorthern General HospitalThe Spark
Treated or seen within 18 weeks—71.3%
Typical (median) wait—10.3 wks
Patients on the waiting list—11,708
Waiting over a year—122
A&E patients seen within 4 hours70.6%90.3%
A&E attendances17,4624,844
12-hour trolley waits80
CQC ratingRequires improvementNot yet rated

Figures come from NHS England's monthly statistics and the CQC directory (OGL v3.0). RTT and A&E measures are trust-level, so two hospitals in the same trust show identical values; CQC ratings are per hospital building. See methodology.