England's health and adult social care regulator is inviting people's views about the care provided by Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust over the past year, ahead of its forthcoming inspection.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are staging drop-in sessions at the trust's two hospital sites on Monday 4 April.

Patients, carers and the public are are invited to come along and give their views and experiences of urgent and community services provided by Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

The CQC team will be in each hospital's main entrance, where they will be happy to chat to people in informal surroundings at the following times: 

• Southport and Formby District General Hospital - 11am – 1pm
• Ormskirk and District General Hospital - 2pm – 4pm

Other ways to share experiences 

Anyone who would like to give their views but who is unable to attend the sessions can share their experiences in the following ways:

• Visiting CQC website: www.cqc.org.uk/yourexperience
• Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk
• Letter: CQC, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA
• Phone: 03000 61 61 61

The CQC inspection team will begin assessing urgent and community services at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust in April 2016.