People are being asked for their views on the future of Scunthorpe General Hospital.

North Lincolnshire Council has launched a six-week public survey giving residents an opportunity to share their experiences and ideas for improvements.

It follows the announcement that the government will not intervene in the NHS plans to strip services from the hospital.

Council leader Rob Waltham said: "As someone who was born in Scunthorpe Hospital, I, like many residents, care about local health services provided there, and I want to make sure that their voices are heard."

The council said the residents' feedback would help "build a clear case to lobby for extra investment and help secure the improvements our hospital needs".

As part of the NHS Humber Acute Services review, bosses plan to close the hospital's trauma unit and split emergency surgeries between hospitals in northern Lincolnshire and Hull.

In 2023, North Lincolnshire councillors unanimously requested the review was called in by the government.

Health Minister Karin Smyth MP wrote to Waltham last month stating the government would not intervene over plans to strip services from the hospital.

However, according to the council, Smyth said the hospital would remain a "key part of the local health system", and that further investment would come.

Under the previous government, a new £17.3m A&E was built, as well as a £19.4m community diagnostics centre in the town centre, the council added.

Waltham said: "We know investment has already been made and we've been told that Scunthorpe will not be forgotten."

He added: "This survey is about listening, understanding what residents value most, where they think investment should be focused, and how we can build a plan that cannot be ignored."