Each is given a star rating from zero to three, and is assessed against a number of key targets and a range of indictors.
The targets cover A&E waits, financial management, hospital cleanliness and the number of patients waiting longer than standard times.
Indictors cover clinical negligence, how the trust is tackling the MRSA superbug, hospital food, emergency readmissions after discharge and cancelled operations.
| SPECIALIST HOSPITAL TRUST | RATING |
| Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Birmingham Women's Health Care NHS Trust |  |
| Christie Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust |  |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust |  |
| Liverpool Womens Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |  |
| Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust |  |
| Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |  |
| Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |  |
| Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust |  |
| Royal Liverpool Childrens NHS Trust |  |
| Royal National Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases NHS |  |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust |  |
| Sheffield Children's NHS Trust |  |
| The Cardiothoracic Centre - Liverpool NHS Trust |  |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |  |
| Walton Centre For Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust |  |