WITH reference to the front page (Citizen, October 19).

My husband was a patient at Chorley Hospital on two different wards plus an assessment unit, and there he encountered prisoners and warders.

But the main objection was the immediate attention the prisoner received, while my husband was an in-patient for over a month, had no tests done and had to come home and wait another eight weeks before any slots were available!

The prisoner had scans on arrival.

My husband, still waiting, an honest citizen, collapsed a few times, hence the admission, so he was using a bed that would have been for somebody as he just was there wasting NHS funding five days before he saw a doctor.

As for the warders (two to each prisoner), when they were awake they were either brewing up, or in the TV lounge, or sat on the balcony.

Or they were asleep, snoring, or reading a book with their feet raised on a bed and slouched in an armchair.

Not only are we at the back of the queue, we are keeping all these people! Also, they looked the other way (quite literally) while one prisoner had his girlfriend visit and they were draped on the bed!

And as a visitor, I even heard the warder asking a nurse was thee anywhere quiet they could go as it was a bit noisy for them in the ward!

Can we please have some answers Mr Governor and the NHS.

The nursing staff were obviously very frustrated at the situation.

(Name and address supplied).