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Whiston Hospital — CQC Rating

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What is Whiston Hospital's CQC rating?

Whiston Hospital in Prescot holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Good, published on 5 April 2024. This is CQC's official rating — the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England — reported here exactly as published, with a link to the full report.

Source:Care Quality Commission — Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings)·as of 1 June 2026updated monthly (last: )
Whiston Hospital — official CQC details (1 June 2026, CQC, OGL v3.0)
FieldValue
CQC overall ratingGood
Rating published5 April 2024
Service typeHospitals & hospices
Primary inspection categoryAcute hospital - NHS non-specialist
RegionNorth West
Local authorityKnowsley
ProviderMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
CQC location IDRBN01

Read the full CQC inspection report

The Good rating is CQC's own judgement. The full report — including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings — is published on the CQC website.

View Whiston Hospital on cqc.org.uk

Frequently asked questions

What is Whiston Hospital’s CQC rating?
Whiston Hospital (Prescot) holds a CQC overall rating of Good, published on 5 April 2024. This is the official rating awarded by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, and is reported here exactly as CQC published it.
Is Whiston Hospital a good hospital?
The CQC rates Whiston Hospital as Good. A Good rating means the service meets CQC’s standards across the areas it inspects. CQC is the authority on this judgement; Gera reproduces the rating and links to the full CQC report so you can read the detail behind it.
Where can I read the full CQC inspection report for Whiston Hospital?
The full CQC inspection report for Whiston Hospital, including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings, is published on the CQC website at https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RBN01.

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Contains public sector information published by Care Quality Commission and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Care Quality Commission — Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings) (1 June 2026, published 1 June 2026).