Emergency and Urgent Care - Providing your acute medical treatment and recovery at Rochdale Infirmary

The benefits of transferring to Rochdale Infirmary for ongoing treatment and recovery.

Why am I being transferred to Rochdale Infirmary?

If you’re a resident of Heywood, Middleton or Rochdale and you are currently receiving care at The Royal Oldham Hospital, Farfield General Hospital or Salford Royal Hospital you may be transferred to Rochdale Infirmary to continue your treatment and care - if it is clinically appropriate and safe to do so.

This transfer supports your treatment and recovery in a suitable environment and enables other patients to be cared for in our hospitals.

Rochdale Infirmary provides a range of inpatient and outpatient services including acute medical inpatient care, a specialised dementia acute medical unit, an urgent treatment centre, a same day emergency care medical unit, theatres, an eye ward, a range of diagnostic facilities and a rehabilitation and discharge unit.

Why transfer to Rochdale Infirmary? 

Patient-centered benefits

• May be closer to family and carers - easier for loved ones to visit to provide emotional comfort and motivation for recovery and helps with communication as family and carers can be involved in your care planning and decision making
• Quieter environment - Rochdale Infirmary provides a therapeutic environment that is less intense than a busy acute ward in a large hospital and is rated good in all domains by CQC for inpatient medical care
• Supported by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team with therapy-led discharge planning

Health benefits

• Patients are transferred only when medically well enough but are still in need of acute hospital care
• Being near family and familiar surroundings reduces stress and anxiety, which can positively affect recovery
• Multidisciplinary teams (nurses, medics and therapy teams) at Rochdale Infirmary provide ongoing care, re-ablement and support tailored to your needs
• We have integrated working with our local authority and good knowledge of community resources and support networks which help to support safe and efficient discharge planning
• Early discharge planning helps to reduce the risk of hospital acquired harm such as falls, or hospital acquired infections

Who is suitable for transfer? 

You may be suitable if:

•    You live in the Rochdale, Heywood or Middleton
•    You require continued medical care, rehabilitation or discharge planning
•    Your transfer is supported by both the Rochdale Infirmary clinical team and the clinical team providing your current care

How does the transfer work?

1. Deciding who should transfer to a hospital closer to home is both a clinical and patient-centered decision, made carefully by the healthcare team.
2. Someone from the clinical team will discuss the reasons for the transfer with you and/or your family.
3. Transport is arranged.
4. The clinical team at the hospital you are in will hand over all details to the clinical team at Rochdale Infirmary to continue your treatment and recovery.

Want to know more or have any concerns?

Speak to your ward nurse, discharge coordinator or case manager.

We are here to help support your recovery in the best place possible.