WARRINGTON Hospital says it has completed all recommended actions made by the Care Quality Commission after it was ordered to improve by the healthcare regulator.

The hospital was inspected by the CQC in January 2015, with a subsequent report finding that Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust required improvement.

A total of 18 actions were recommended by the CQC following the inspection, all of which have now been completed.

These improvements included reducing waiting times for patients, expanding outpatient services to meet demand and reviewing the admissions process for the acute medical unit to ensure appropriate referrals – all of which were completed in April.

The CQC’s highest priority action was for the hospital to increase seven-day working for across for across the medical directorate, completed in May.

Warrington Hospital was also advised to ensure all staff have the time to take their allocated breaks, an action competed in January, and to review accommodation on wards to allow patients at the end of their lives to be nurses in appropriate rooms to allow privacy, which was marked as finished in February.

A spokesman for Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said that the CQC now have no outstanding concerns about the hospital.

They added: “The CQC action plan was developed as a result of the January 2015 inspection where a number of recommendations were made.

“The CQC, as with all organisations, have regular engagement meetings to review progress and to discuss any issues that may have occurred from the previous meeting.

“At the recent engagement meeting, the CQC commented on the comprehensive and thorough action plan and declared they have no concerns about Warrington and Halton Hospitals Foundation Trust.

“The action plan is now closed to the CQC’s satisfaction.”