Hospitals · Sefton
Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Town Lane, Southport, PR8 6PN
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01704547471Website and contact optionsNo verified public email address is included in this directory record. Use the service’s published contact route.
Opening and appointment times
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Nearby transport stops
- Southport HospitalBus stop · Stop AAbout 100 m in a straight line
- Southport HospitalBus stop · Stop BAbout 100 m in a straight line
- Southport HospitalBus stop · Stop DAbout 200 m in a straight line
- Meols Cop Rail StationRail stationAbout 1.4 km in a straight line
- Southport Rail StationRail stationAbout 2.1 km in a straight line
Bus stops within 1 km; rail and other access points within 3 km. A listed stop does not confirm a current timetable.
DfT NaPTAN · downloaded 10 September 2026 · Open Government Licence.
Mapped parking nearby
- King George V College ParkingMapped car parkAbout 300 m in a straight line
- King George V College ParkingMapped car parkAbout 300 m in a straight line
These are nearby mapped car parks, not confirmed visitor parking for this service. Check access restrictions, charges, hours and Blue Badge arrangements with the operator.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · 9 September 2026 · ODbL. Data and coverage.
What to expect and prepare
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Questions about visiting Southport and Formby District General Hospital
What are the opening and visiting times?
Verified opening hours are not included in this directory record. Check the service’s website or call 01704547471 before travelling. Individual wards can have different visiting arrangements.
Do I need an appointment or referral?
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Can I park here, and is there accessible parking?
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How can I arrange help with access or communication?
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What can I learn about Southport and Formby District General Hospital?
The recorded overall CQC rating is “Requires improvement”, dated 29 November 2019. This rating is inherited; check the inspection details below for its origin. Use the contact and visiting details above to check the service you need, then compare the dated evidence below.
About this service
- Recorded care types
- Hospitals, Community and therapy services
- Local authority area
- Sefton
- Funding information
- NHS organisation — confirm the service’s funding
- Registered provider
- Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Telephone in source record
- 01704547471
- CQC identifier
- RBN05
Registered specialisms
- Services for everyone
These are specialisms in the regulatory record. They do not confirm that a particular treatment, assessment or place is currently available.
CQC inspection evidence
Keep the publication date and assessed service in view. Ratings are reproduced as categories; they are not averaged into a score.
| Assessment | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Effective | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Overall | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Caring | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
Ratings for specific services and population groups (42)
| Assessment | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Effective | Insufficient evidence to rate · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Well-led | Inadequate · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Well-led | Requires improvement · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Overall | Requires improvement · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Critical care Responsive | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Responsive | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Well-led | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Overall | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Effective | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Caring | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Responsive | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Medical care (including older people's care) Overall | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Urgent and emergency services Safe | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Urgent and emergency services Effective | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Urgent and emergency services Responsive | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Urgent and emergency services Overall | Requires improvement · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Caring | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Responsive | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Well-led | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Outpatients and diagnostic imaging Overall | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Effective | Good · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Caring | Good · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Spinal Injuries Centre Responsive | Good · inherited | 13 March 2018 |
| Urgent and emergency services Caring | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Urgent and emergency services Well-led | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Critical care Safe | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Critical care Effective | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Critical care Caring | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Critical care Well-led | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Critical care Overall | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| End of life care Safe | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| End of life care Effective | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| End of life care Caring | Good · inherited | 15 November 2016 |
| End of life care Responsive | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| End of life care Well-led | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| End of life care Overall | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Effective | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
| Surgery Caring | Good · inherited | 29 November 2019 |
Regulated activities
- Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
- Family planning
- Surgical procedures
- Termination of pregnancies
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Connected organisations and services
- Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustRegistered provider
Sources and coverage
- Care Quality Commission registerDirectory: 9 September 2026; detailed register: 1 September 2026 · Retrieved 10 September 2026
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