Friends and Family Test

Derriford Hospital rated among worst in the country in new friends and family test

Plymouth's Derriford Hospital has been rated among the worst in the country in a new TripAdvisor-style national survey.

Plans for the Friends and Family Test (FFT) were first announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in January 2012 and the survey was introduced in April this year.

The FFT asks patients whether they would recommend A&E and inpatient wards to their nearest...