ILKLEY residents are being asked to tell the Care Quality Commission (CQC) about the care provided by Airedale Hospital.

The CQC is due to carry out a routine inspection of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust during the week of March 15.

The inspection team will visit Airedale Hospital and its teams in the community, but in advance of the inspection, it wants to hear the views of residents.

Patients, users, their families and friends, can share their experiences of care before the end of February.

Anyone wishing to put forward their views should visit cqc.org.uk/syeairedale/?social, call 03000 616161, e-mail enquiries@cqc.org.uk or see the #talktoCQC Twitter account.

To help the inspection team collate this information, people are asked to include the name of the ward and service.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust was last inspected in 2013 when it received positive feedback.

It was not given a formal rating on that occasion as the hospital had been selected to help test out the newly-introduced inspection regime.

Karl Mainprize, medical director at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, said the trust looked forward to welcoming the CQC inspection team again.

He added: “Although our last inspection was, on the whole, a positive one, we are not complacent and welcome this opportunity to see where we can improve our care for our patients, as well as showcasing some of the fantastic work our staff do.”