The majority of NHS Trusts in the country are ranked as poor or satisfactory, with most of the rest achieving 'good' status. It is a tiny minority who rank as 'outstanding', mainly niche providers, and therefore it is particularly remarkable that our major tertiary provider, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as well as our biggest feeder DGH, Northumbria Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have both separately been ranked as Outstanding in recent CQC inspections. Well done !