Couple hit by hospital IT chaos

Husband's two-hour wait for axed cancer op while wife has to give own medical notes

- HELENA VESTY

A MAN waited for two-and-a-half hours to find out his crucial cancer surgery had been cancelled.

And on the very same day, at a different hospital, his wife claims she was forced to recount her medical history from memory as staff 'didn't have any details for her! The couple's ordeal comes amid an ongoing IT crisis plaguing four major hospitals across Greater Manchester.

The IT glitches have continued for two weeks, forcing appointments and surgeries to be cancelled, as well as causing A&E delays, according to multiple NHS staff.

Husband and wife Douglas Walton and Caroline Lingard, both 61, from Prestwich, were due to have appointments at different hospitals on May 24.