A Room to Pray

Prayer room at The Royal Oldham Hospital

Oldham, United KingdomNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSources accessed 13 Oct 2026
Prayer space1 listing
Wuḍūʾ (any space)Not stated
Women (any space)Not stated
Muslim chaplainNot stated

Prayer Room (refurbished and extended, May 2025)

Musalla

Level -1 of the Sheepfoot Lane Building: follow signs from the main hospital, or from outside enter the door nearest Lucy Pugh outpatients and turn left down the corridor

Access
Colleagues, patients and members of the public; primarily for Muslim use, people of other faiths welcome
Hours
Open seven days a week
Wuḍūʾ
Not stated
Women
Not stated

The trust’s May 2025 notice gives the new prayer room on Sheepfoot Lane; older directions to D Block differ. Ask staff if unsure.

Source: northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Source accessed 13 Oct 2026 · Official hospital page

Asking for a chaplain

Chaplaincy

Urgent: ask ward staff to page the chaplain, or ring switchboard 0161 624 0420 and ask for the Chaplain. Non-urgent: Royal Oldham site office 0161 627 8796. Available 24/7.

Source: northerncarealliance.nhs.uk. Chaplains support patients, families and staff of every faith and none.

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Qibla from this hospital
118.6°
east-south-east from true north

Fixed diagram: north is at the top. It doesn’t follow your phone. If the room has a qibla marker, use it.

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