England's health and adult social care regulator is inviting people's views about the care provided by two Merseyside hospitals over the past year, ahead of its forthcoming inspections of both trusts.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are staging drop-in sessions in the hospitals, where patients, carers and the public can come and give their views and experiences of urgent and community services provided by Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and the Walton Centre.

People are invited to pop by and chat to the inspectors in informal surroundings to give their views at the dates and times below. Anyone who would like to give their views but who is unable to attend the sessions, can find details of other ways to share their experiences for each trust.

Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

• Southport and Formby District General Hospital (main entrance) - Monday 4 April, 11am – 1pm
• Ormskirk and District General Hospital (main entrance) - Monday 4 April, 2pm – 4pm

Other ways to share experiences 

• 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

Walton Centre

• Main reception, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7LJ - Tuesday 29 March, 2pm - 4.30pm

Other ways to share experiences

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

CQC inspection teams will begin assessing urgent and community services at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and the Walton Centre in April 2016.