Epsom and St Helier Trust is appealing for more people to join a special panel to give their views about the trust’s hospitals.

The ‘your hospital’ panel, launched earlier this year, has attracted 100 members but more are needed.

The trust wants your views on plans to de-merge Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, how their website should look and issues affecting clinical services, from maternity to cardiology.

Pippa Hart, director of nursing, said: "We’re really pleased to see such a healthy number of people have already joined ‘Your hospital’, but over the next few months, we want to see that number rise to 1,000 members.

"People who join will receive regular surveys about the work of our hospitals; all we ask is that they give us honest and frank feedback.

"In return, we promise to share the results in our regular newsletters and to let them know how their feedback is being used to change or improve the services we provide."

To join the ‘your hospital’ panel, which takes no more than three minutes, visit epsoms-thelier.nhs.uk/yourhospital