SIR: Criticism of the Royal Hospital has been published recently in BEN. Our experience is totally different.

My wife and I took my 92-year-old mother for a general check-up. A lengthy and exhaustive consultation, blood tests, x-ray and ECG - all in one hour 10 minutes - an excellent performance. Throughout, the staff where caring, considerate and good-natured.

Mr N Wilcox

The Avenue, The Haulgh, Bolton

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