[6] The Care Quality Commission rated the trust as 'requires improvement' following a five-day inspection in October 2014.

They were concerned at staffing levels and said the trust was not complying with infection prevention and control standards.

[7] In May 2015 the trust experienced a network infrastructure failure which required A&E attendances to be diverted to other nearby hospitals and delayed patient discharges.

[9] It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015.

[10] In October 2016 only 56.7% of main A&E patients at the trust were seen within four hours — the worst performance in the country.