Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has got through to the final five in a national award for top hospitals.

It has been shortlisted for the top hospitals programme quality of care award 2013 by CHKS, an independent provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services.

The award is made on the basis of publicly available data and every NHS acute trust in the country is included in the analysis.

Bridget Fletcher, chief executive, said: “We are really pleased to have got so far in this prestigious award scheme, which is based on our results rather than being nominated.”