In March, health watchdog Monitor found waiting time targets for accident and emergency patients at Royal Bolton Hospital had not been met.
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The hospital has also been warned by health watchdog Monitor it must meet RTT waiting time targets by January 2013 or face action.
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Waiting time targets for accident and emergency patients at Royal Bolton Hospital have not been met, a health watchdog has found.
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