Quality clear at Royal Oldham

THE Royal Oldham Hospital has been given the thumbs up for the quality of its public and patient information.

Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the hospital, has been officially certified as a quality provider of health and social care information by the Department of Health’s Information Standard.

It is one of the first NHS organisations in the country to receive the award, which recognises that patient information leaflets contain accurate information and are clear to understand.

The trust has around 600 patient leaflets which cover everything from operations and investigations to services and medical conditions.