Patients at Airedale General Hospital are among the best cared for in the country, according to a new report published by a health watchdog.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has divided 161 health trusts across the country into six bands based on the risk that people might not be receiving safe, effective, high quality care – with band one being the highest risk and band six the lowest.

The health trust which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary has said the new data published by a health watchdog will give patients a better understanding of how hospitals perform.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was one of 30 placed in band three.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust was among 38 in band six, which its executive medical director Andrew Catto welcomed.