The latest figures from the Digital Maturity Assessment have been published, revealing the trusts reporting the lowest digital maturity, and their progress from 2024, from a self-assessment covering a total of 47 domains, forming a maturity score between 1-5.
Bottom of the table is Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (Acute) and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (Community), both scoring 1.5, up from 1.4 in 2024’s rankings. The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Acute) is next with 1.6, down from 2.0 in 2024.
West London NHS Trust (Community) and East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Ambulance) both came in with 1.7, increasing from 1.6 in 2024. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Acute), East Cheshire NHS Trust (Community and Acute), Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (Community), and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s (Community) scores each decreased from 2.0 in 2024 to 1.8 in the current assessment period.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (Acute) increased its score from 1.7 in 2024 to 1.8 in 2025. West London NHS Trust (Mental Health) and Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (Community) also both scored 1.8 for 2025, with the former increasing from 1.6 in 2024, and the latter’s score remaining unchanged.
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust’s (Mental Health) score increased from 1.7 in 2024 to 1.9; Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust’s (Acute) score decreased from 2.1 to 1.9; and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (Mental Health) score remained the same as in 2024 at 1.9. The scores of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Acute) and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (Mental Health) both decreased from 2.1 and 2.0 respectively in 2024 to 1.9 in 2025.
Rounding out the lowest 20, both The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (Acute) and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, observed a slight increase in digital maturity from 2024 to 2025, moving from 1.8 to 1.9, and 1.9 to 2.0, respectively.
By contrast, top performing trusts included Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, both with a score of 3.6 for acute trusts; Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for community, scoring 3.8; and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for mental health providers, with 3.7.
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