WIRRAL Hospital NHS Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors.

Frances Street and Eric Smethurst will both hold their positions for a four-year period and bring with them a wealth of experience from various areas.

Ms Street is a Justice of the Peace from Neston, who has five years' experience in the same role at the former Wirral Health Authority.

She said: "One of my designated areas will be women's services, which will be interesting as I had two of my three children at Arrowe Park Hospital. I'm also looking forward to working with staff from radiology as this is completely new to me."

Mr Smethurst, a former corporate treasurer for Octel Corp, will work with staff from accident and emergency and the directorate of medicine for the elderly and rehabilitation.

He said: "This role appealed because it means I can continue to put my many years of experience in business and finance to use for the benefit of the local health service."