Peer group · benchmark

Mental Health Trusts

41 members 6 metrics compared

NHS mental health and learning-disability trusts.

41 Members
6 Metrics Compared

Comparison table

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Organisation Community Mental Health … Community Mental Health … Ftsu Cases Raised Inappropriate Out-Of-Are… Mixed-Sex Accommodation … Nof: Adjusted Segment
West London NHS Trust 51.0
+3.5
73.2
+2.1
12.0
-33.4
5.0
-12.3
10.0
+9.8 1
1.0
-1.6
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundati… 54.0
+6.5
69.9
-1.2
70.0
+24.6
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust 44.9
-2.6
71.2
+0.1
33.0
-12.4
0.0
-17.3
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foun… 45.9
-1.6
71.2
+0.1
38.0
-7.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Fo… 48.8
+1.3
72.0
+0.9
24.0
-21.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
South West London and St George's Menta… 51.9
+4.4
70.9
-0.2
46.0
+0.6
10.0
-7.3
7.0
+6.8
2.0
-0.6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundatio… 44.6
-2.9
66.6
-4.5
29.0
-16.4
35.0
+17.7
8.0
+7.8 2
2.0
-0.6
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NH… 56.9
+9.4 2
76.0
+4.9
35.0
-10.4
30.0
+12.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 46.7
-0.8
66.6
-4.5
29.0
-16.4
20.0
+2.7
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 44.4
-3.1
71.7
+0.6
67.0
+21.6
10.0
-7.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundati… 42.4
-5.1
71.7
+0.6
143.0
+97.6 1
45.0
+27.7
1.0
+0.8
4.0
+1.4
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare… 45.7
-1.8
73.8
+2.7
27.0
-18.4
0.0
-17.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
North East London NHS Foundation Trust 56.7
+9.2 3
69.7
-1.4
45.0
-0.4
40.0
+22.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 37.9
-9.6
65.4
-5.7
82.0
+36.6
15.0
-2.3
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4
Midlands Partnership University NHS Fou… 42.0
-5.5
69.7
-1.4
36.0
-9.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust 49.8
+2.3
68.6
-2.5
89.0
+43.6
0.0
-17.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation… 48.1
+0.6
68.6
-2.5
33.0
-12.4
5.0
-12.3
1.0
+0.8
3.0
+0.4
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust 38.1
-9.4
65.4
-5.7
38.0
-7.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundati… 52.0
+4.5
76.4
+5.3
18.0
-27.4
45.0
+27.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Founda… 50.3
+2.8
71.6
+0.5
23.0
-22.4
30.0
+12.7
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Par… 38.1
-9.4
62.6
-8.5
22.0
-23.4
0.0
-17.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust 45.0
-2.5
68.9
-2.2
8.0
-37.4
10.0
-7.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
Hertfordshire Partnership University NH… 50.1
+2.6
72.2
+1.1
29.0
-16.4
25.0
+7.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health… 45.3
-2.2
75.1
+4.0
66.0
+20.6
5.0
-12.3
7.0
+6.8 3
3.0
+0.4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare 45.7
-1.8
70.1
-1.0
108.0
+62.6 2
0.0
-17.3
2.0
+1.8
2.0
-0.6
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Fo… 49.4
+1.9
75.4
+4.3
58.0
+12.6
75.0
+57.7 1
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Fou… 50.0
+2.5
77.6
+6.5 3
37.0
-8.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
2.0
-0.6
Essex Partnership University NHS Founda… 42.6
-4.9
71.0
-0.1
63.0
+17.6
25.0
+7.7
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4
East London NHS Foundation Trust 48.1
+0.6
72.7
+1.6
43.0
-2.4
70.0
+52.7 2
1.0
+0.8
3.0
+0.4
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Founda… 47.5
-0.0
73.6
+2.5
59.0
+13.6
10.0
-7.3
6.0
+5.8
2.0
-0.6
Devon Partnership NHS Trust 39.8
-7.7
66.3
-4.8
50.0
+4.6
5.0
-12.3
1.0
+0.8
4.0
+1.4 3
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Trust 52.2
+4.7
72.7
+1.6
81.0
+35.6
40.0
+22.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear … 59.6
+12.1 1
80.8
+9.7 1
26.0
-19.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership N… 43.8
-3.7
65.2
-5.9
13.0
-32.4
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4 2
Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust 47.8
+0.3
70.6
-0.5
42.0
-3.4
20.0
+2.7
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Fou… 50.3
+2.8
78.8
+7.7 2
11.0
-34.4
0.0
-17.3
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Central and North West London NHS Found… 46.8
-0.7
75.3
+4.2
30.0
-15.4
0.0
-17.3
2.0
+1.8
1.0
-1.6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Fou… 51.4
+3.9
68.8
-2.3
61.0
+15.6
15.0
-2.3
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health N… 39.9
-7.6
65.4
-5.7
94.0
+48.6 3
60.0
+42.7 3
0.0
-0.2
4.0
+1.4 1
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Tru… 51.4
+3.9
72.0
+0.9
14.0
-31.4
15.0
-2.3
0.0
-0.2
1.0
-1.6
Avon and Wiltshire NHS Trust 51.2
+3.7
69.4
-1.7
52.0
+6.6
5.0
-12.3
0.0
-0.2
3.0
+0.4

Benchmark ranges

Distribution across the peer group

Each bar shows how values are distributed across the peer group. Full range (min–max). Middle 50% of bodies. Average.

Community Mental Health Survey: Overall Experience Score
Min: 37.9 Avg: 47.5 Max: 59.6
41 bodies · 2026
Community Mental Health Survey: Would Recommend (%)
Min: 62.6 Avg: 71.1 Max: 80.8
41 bodies · 2026
Ftsu Cases Raised
Min: 8.0 Avg: 45.4 Max: 138.0
41 bodies · Q1 2024/2025
Inappropriate Out-Of-Area Placements
Min: 0.0 Avg: 17.3 Max: 75.0
41 bodies · 01/01/2024-31/03/2024
Mixed-Sex Accommodation Breaches
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.2 Max: 8.0
41 bodies · MSA-March-2026
Nof: Adjusted Segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.6 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Average metric score
Min: 1.7 Avg: 2.4 Max: 3.3
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Combined finance
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.4 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: CQC community mental health survey satisfaction rate
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.0 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Effectiveness and experience domain score
Min: 1.4 Avg: 2.2 Max: 3.4
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Effectiveness and experience domain segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.6 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Final segment score override
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.7 Max: 5.0
41 bodies · Q2 2025/26
NOF: Finance and productivity domain score
Min: 1.1 Avg: 2.0 Max: 3.5
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Finance and productivity domain segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.0 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Financial override
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.3 Max: 1.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Is the organisation in the Recovery Support Programme?
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 1.0
41 bodies · Q2 2025/26
NOF: NHS staff survey engagement theme sub-score
Min: 6.3 Avg: 7.1 Max: 7.5
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: NHS Staff survey - raising concerns sub-score
Min: 5.7 Avg: 6.7 Max: 7.3
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF Nowcast: average metric score
Min: 1.6 Avg: 2.2 Max: 3.1
41 bodies · Jun 2026
NOF Nowcast: Clinical Effectiveness score
Min: 1.1 Avg: 2.2 Max: 3.4
41 bodies · May 2026
NOF Nowcast: Finance & Productivity score
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · May 2026
NOF Nowcast: indicative segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · May 2026
NOF Nowcast: Patient Safety score
Min: 1.7 Avg: 2.6 Max: 3.8
41 bodies · Apr 2026
NOF Nowcast: Workforce & Culture score
Min: 1.1 Avg: 2.5 Max: 3.9
41 bodies · May 2026
NOF: Patient safety domain score
Min: 1.6 Avg: 2.6 Max: 3.8
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Patient safety domain segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: People and workforce domain score
Min: 1.3 Avg: 2.7 Max: 3.9
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: People and workforce domain segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.7 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Percentage of inpatients with >60 day length of stay
Min: 10.6 Avg: 23.5 Max: 36.5
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Percentage of patients in mental health crisis to receive face-to-face contact within 24 hours
Min: 34.9 Avg: 65.7 Max: 95.7
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Planned surplus/deficit
Min: -3.3 Avg: -0.1 Max: 2.4
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Relative difference in costs
Min: 83.0 Avg: 104.1 Max: 135.4
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: NHS staff survey engagement theme sub-score
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.6 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: NHS Staff survey - raising concerns sub-score
Min: 1.1 Avg: 2.7 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Percentage of inpatients with >60 day length of stay
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Percentage of patients in mental health crisis to receive face-to-face contact within 24 hours
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Planned surplus/deficit
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.4 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Relative difference in costs
Min: 1.1 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Sickness absence rate
Min: 1.2 Avg: 2.9 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Variance year-to-date to financial plan
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.4 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Sickness absence rate
Min: 4.1 Avg: 5.7 Max: 8.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Unadjusted segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.4 Max: 4.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Variance year-to-date to financial plan
Min: -5.5 Avg: -0.1 Max: 1.4
41 bodies · Q3 2025/26
OAP total bed days
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.2 Max: 0.8
41 bodies · 01/01/2024-31/03/2024
Patient safety events reported
Min: 990.0 Avg: 4039.0 Max: 16474.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025-26
Patient safety median reporting lag (days)
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.3 Max: 8.0
41 bodies · Q3 2025-26
Reference Cost Index
Min: 82.6 Avg: 115.1 Max: 320.8
41 bodies · 2024-25
Sickness absence rate
Min: 4.8 Avg: 6.4 Max: 8.7
41 bodies · Dec 2025
Staff survey: Always learning
Min: 5.1 Avg: 5.9 Max: 6.4
32 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Compassionate and inclusive leadership
Min: 7.1 Avg: 7.6 Max: 7.9
32 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Recognised and rewarded
Min: 6.0 Avg: 6.4 Max: 6.8
32 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Safe and healthy
Min: 6.0 Avg: 6.4 Max: 6.7
32 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Staff engagement
Min: 6.3 Avg: 7.1 Max: 7.5
31 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Staff morale
Min: 5.6 Avg: 6.2 Max: 6.7
31 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Voice that counts
Min: 6.2 Avg: 6.9 Max: 7.3
32 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Working as a team
Min: 6.8 Avg: 7.2 Max: 7.5
31 bodies · 2024
Staff survey: Working flexibly
Min: 6.5 Avg: 6.8 Max: 7.3
32 bodies · 2024
NOF: Access to services domain score
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.4 Max: 3.9
40 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Access to services domain segment
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
40 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF Nowcast: Access & Waiting Times score
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.5 Max: 4.0
40 bodies · Jun 2026
General & acute beds available
Min: 0.0 Avg: 33.0 Max: 195.0
39 bodies · June 2025-26
NHS Resolution clinical negligence claims
Min: 5.0 Avg: 22.2 Max: 49.0
39 bodies · 2024-25
NOF: Annual change in the number of children and young people accessing NHS-funded MH services
Min: -36.0 Avg: 6.8 Max: 28.5
39 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Annual change in the number of children and young people accessing NHS-funded MH services
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.4 Max: 4.0
39 bodies · Q3 2025/26
Patient safety recording rate per 100K bed days
Min: 10.2 Avg: 107.7 Max: 281.3
39 bodies · Q3 2025-26
S136 uses (health-based place of safety)
Min: 35.0 Avg: 348.6 Max: 725.0
36 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
PHSO complaints received (health)
Min: 4.0 Avg: 55.7 Max: 102.0
34 bodies · 2023/24
NOF: Percentage of patients waiting over 52 weeks for community services
Min: 0.0 Avg: 6.9 Max: 66.0
24 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Percentage of patients waiting over 52 weeks for community services
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.3 Max: 3.9
24 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF score: Urgent Community Response 2-hour performance
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.2 Max: 4.0
23 bodies · Q3 2025/26
NOF: Urgent Community Response 2-hour performance
Min: 64.2 Avg: 84.0 Max: 97.8
23 bodies · Q3 2025/26
Talking Therapies 18-week wait
Min: 87.0 Avg: 98.7 Max: 100.0
21 bodies · Jan 2026
Talking Therapies 6-week wait
Min: 64.0 Avg: 88.5 Max: 99.0
21 bodies · Jan 2026
Talking Therapies recovery rate
Min: 43.0 Avg: 50.0 Max: 58.0
21 bodies · Jan 2026
Annual expenditure
Min: 23260.0 Avg: 249428.2 Max: 900000.0
18 bodies · latest
General & acute bed occupancy %
Min: 77.7 Avg: 88.2 Max: 97.5
16 bodies · September 2025-26
30-day emergency readmission rate
Min: 6.7 Avg: 12.8 Max: 25.4
15 bodies · 2024/25
Diagnostics total waiting: Total
Min: 0.0 Avg: 755.5 Max: 3066.0
13 bodies · Mar 2026
Diagnostics 6-week standard
Min: 2.1 Avg: 41.9 Max: 84.2
12 bodies · Mar 2026
Diagnostics 6-week wait: Total
Min: 2.1 Avg: 41.9 Max: 84.2
12 bodies · Mar 2026
ICO FOI complaints decided
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.6 Max: 6.0
12 bodies · 2025/2026
RTT 18-week standard
Min: 38.2 Avg: 84.7 Max: 100.0
12 bodies · Feb 2026
RTT 18-week: Total
Min: 38.2 Avg: 84.7 Max: 100.0
12 bodies · Feb 2026
RTT 52+ week waiters %
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.6
12 bodies · Feb 2026
RTT total incomplete pathways
Min: 14.0 Avg: 4157.2 Max: 17906.0
12 bodies · Mar 2026
Diagnostics 6-week wait: Audiology - Audiology Assessments
Min: 0.0 Avg: 35.0 Max: 69.9
10 bodies · Feb 2026
Diagnostics total waiting: Audiology - Audiology Assessments
Min: 17.0 Avg: 592.1 Max: 2306.0
10 bodies · Mar 2026
Mean gender pay gap (%)
Min: 9.4 Avg: 13.2 Max: 21.9
9 bodies · 2023-to-2024
Median gender pay gap (%)
Min: -3.1 Avg: 4.5 Max: 12.1
9 bodies · 2023-to-2024
Women in upper pay quartile (%)
Min: 68.0 Avg: 74.0 Max: 78.8
9 bodies · 2023-to-2024
Average contract value
Min: 10900.0 Avg: 487475.2 Max: 1735300.7
8 bodies · FY 2023/24
Contracts awarded (count)
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.0 Max: 1.0
8 bodies · FY 2023/24
Total contract value awarded
Min: 10900.0 Avg: 487475.2 Max: 1735300.7
8 bodies · FY 2023/24
RTT 18-week: Other - Others
Min: 37.2 Avg: 77.5 Max: 99.5
5 bodies · Mar 2026
NOF: CQC safe inspection
Min: 3.0 Avg: 3.0 Max: 3.0
4 bodies · Q2 2025/26
RTT 18-week: Trauma and Orthopaedic
Min: 89.0 Avg: 92.6 Max: 97.1
4 bodies · Mar 2026
Cancer 62-day standard
Min: 0.0 Avg: 33.3 Max: 100.0
3 bodies · Jun 2025
Diagnostics 6-week wait: Non-obstetric Ultrasound
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.1
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Diagnostics total waiting: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Min: 0.0 Avg: 499.3 Max: 1368.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Diagnostics total waiting: Non-obstetric Ultrasound
Min: 54.0 Avg: 335.0 Max: 896.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Last-minute cancellations
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0
3 bodies · Q3 2025
Not rescheduled within 28 days %
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0
3 bodies · Q4 2025
RTT 18-week: Other - Medicals
Min: 74.6 Avg: 90.6 Max: 99.4
3 bodies · Mar 2026
RTT 18-week: Other - Mental Healths
Min: 100.0 Avg: 100.0 Max: 100.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
RTT 18-week: Rheumatology
Min: 88.0 Avg: 94.2 Max: 100.0
3 bodies · Feb 2026
VTE patients admitted
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.0 Max: 1.0
3 bodies ·
VTE patients assessed
Min: 105.0 Avg: 120.7 Max: 140.0
3 bodies ·
VTE risk assessment %
Min: 97.2 Avg: 98.8 Max: 100.0
3 bodies ·