We unpick how the league table is drawn up, ask who it is aimed at, and whether it will have any meaningful impact on performance and transparency. 

Also, more on the cost of the latest doctors’ strikes and the financial asks facing trusts this year.

With Henry Anderson, Annabelle Collins and Dave West. 

We are sorry for the poor quality audio at some points in this week’s podcast – we encountered problems with the platform we use to record it. 

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