A stroke is a medical emergency: call 999 if you notice signs such as a face drooping on one side, weakness in one arm or slurred speech. Treatment in the first hours may include medicine to dissolve a blood clot (thrombolysis) or a procedure to remove it (thrombectomy).
Ambulances take people with a suspected stroke to a hospital with a specialist stroke unit. In some areas this is a hyperacute stroke unit (HASU) for the first days, followed by a stroke unit closer to home. The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) gives every team a level from A to E each quarter, based on how well it meets national standards.
Hospitals in the East of England
16 stroke teams in the East of England with published figures. Sorted by name. This is not a ranking: read how to read this first.
| Stroke team | Volume bandStroke patients, January to March 2026 (SSNAP) | Key outcomeSSNAP level (A to E) | Waiting timeWhole trust | Patient experience | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addenbrooke's and the Rosie HospitalsStroke team · NHS · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249231 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 41.4 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Good (CQC report for Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals) |
| Basildon University HospitalStroke team · NHS · Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249165 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 53.8 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Inadequate (CQC report for Basildon University Hospital) |
| Bedford HospitalStroke team · NHS · Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Fewer than 7566 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level EScore 21.2 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | No Approved Rating (CQC report for Bedford Hospital) |
| Broomfield HospitalStroke team · NHS · Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249201 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 48.8 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Broomfield Hospital) |
| Colchester General HospitalStroke team · NHS · East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249159 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level EScore 38.8 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Colchester General Hospital) |
| Hinchingbrooke HospitalStroke team · NHS · North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | Fewer than 7531 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level EScore 35.5 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | Somewhat worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Hinchingbrooke Hospital) |
| The Ipswich HospitalStroke team · NHS · East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249152 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 52.5 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for The Ipswich Hospital) |
| James Paget HospitalStroke team · NHS · James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 75 to 149137 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 45.1 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.3 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Good (CQC report for James Paget Hospital) |
| Lister HospitalStroke team · NHS · East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 150 to 249215 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 42.8 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | Somewhat worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Lister Hospital) |
| Luton and Dunstable HospitalStroke team · NHS · Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249168 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 48.7 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Luton and Dunstable Hospital) |
| Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalStroke team · NHS · Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249240 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 44 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.2 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital) |
| Peterborough City HospitalStroke team · NHS · North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | 250 or more259 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level EScore 27.5 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | Somewhat worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Peterborough City Hospital) |
| The Queen Elizabeth HospitalStroke team · NHS · The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | 75 to 149123 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level EScore 28.1 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital) |
| Southend University HospitalStroke team · NHS · Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 150 to 249202 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 48.8 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Southend University Hospital) |
| Watford General HospitalStroke team · NHS · West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 150 to 249176 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level CScore 61.2 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | Somewhat worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Watford General Hospital) |
| West Suffolk HospitalStroke team · NHS · West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 75 to 149142 stroke patients in January to March 2026 (one quarter) | Level DScore 57.5 out of 100Levels by area of care
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| Not applicable (emergency care) | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for West Suffolk Hospital) |
How stroke teams across England, Wales and Northern Ireland were placed in this quarter: A - 0 teams (0.0%); B - 17 teams (7.9%); C - 20 teams (9.3%); D - 117 teams (54.7%); E - 60 teams (28.0%).
How to read this
- Not a ranking. The table is in alphabetical order. A higher volume does not on its own mean better care, and we do not combine the columns into a score.
- Volume bands. Cut points are the lower quartile, median and upper quartile of all 172 stroke teams in the SSNAP January to March 2026 results in the published table, rounded. So about a quarter of stroke teams in the SSNAP January to March 2026 results fall in each band. The exact number is shown under the band.
- Risk adjustment. Where a figure says “adjusted”, the audit has allowed for differences in the patients each hospital treats, such as age and other illnesses. Hospitals that take on more complex cases can still look different for reasons the adjustment does not capture.
- Bands and limits. We only say a result is higher or lower than expected when the source itself says so (for example NJR outlier status, NELA funnel limits, SSNAP levels, CQC survey bands). Where the source publishes a rate without limits we show the rate and the national figure, and say “No banding published”.
- Small numbers. A small hospital can have 0% or a high percentage by chance. Figures the source suppresses are shown as “Not published (small numbers)”.
- Trust or hospital. Volumes and outcomes here are for each hospital or team, but waiting times and the CQC inpatient survey are for the whole trust.
- Different periods. Each figure has its own period, shown next to it. Audit results describe operations done one to three years ago; waiting times are updated monthly.
- Talk to your GP or consultant about what the figures mean for you. If you are referred for planned care in England, you can usually choose your hospital.
Full definitions: methodology and data dictionary.
Data sources and licences
- Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) Full Results Portfolio, January to March 2026, SSNAP (King's College London) for HQIP. Source: Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025 (trust benchmark results), Care Quality Commission. Source: Care Quality Commission, NHS Patient Survey Programme, Adult Inpatient Survey 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
- CQC ratings, Care Quality Commission. CQC ratings: Care Quality Commission. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
- Healthcare-associated infections: annual counts and rates by trust (financial year 2025 to 2026), UK Health Security Agency. Source: UK Health Security Agency, healthcare-associated infection annual data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
Data last updated 26 October 2026. We do not change the published figures; we only group volumes into bands. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Sources
We checked this guide against these official pages on 26 October 2026.
- Stroke (NHS website)
- Treatment for a stroke (NHS website)
- Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme results (data.gov.uk) (SSNAP)
- Adult inpatient survey (Care Quality Commission)
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