TWO Keighley-district GP surgeries have been rated 'good' by inspectors.

Farfield Group Practice, in West Lane, Keighley, and Cross Hills Group Practice – at Holme Lane – were given the grading by specialist inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Under a new CQC programme, all doctors' surgeries are given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.

Professor Steve Field, chief inspector of general practice, said: "After reporting on more than 6,000 inspections, we have found that most care is good.

"Also, over 200 practices are now rated outstanding.

"What's enormously encouraging is that our inspections are driving improvement – 90 per cent of practices that we have re-inspected have improved since last October.

"Through their hard work and dedication, practices are making positive changes to the care they deliver."

Inspection reports can be viewed at cqc.org.uk.