§ Mr. Barnettasked the Minister of Health what is the average length of time patients have to wait for a hospital bed in each of the hospitals serving the area of the Heywood and Royton constituency.
§ Mr. LoughlinFigures for the hospitals serving the great majority of patients from the Heywood and Royton constituency are shown in the following table.
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Hospital Waiting time for non-urgent cases Bury General 3 to 24 months Fairfield General Rochdale Infirmary 3 to 27 months Birch Hill 4 to 21 months Rochdale Childrens No waiting Morland Hospital No waiting Springfield Park No waiting Wolstenholme No waiting Oldham and District General 2 weeks to 18 months Oldham Royal Infirmary 1month to 18 months Strinesdale No waiting Westhulme Infectious Diseases No waiting Chadderton No waiting Dr. Kershaws Cottage No waiting Note: Waiting times vary according to specialty and the shortest and longest periods are given.