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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute trust serving the people of Wigan and Leigh. Innovative and forward thinking, the trust is dedicated to providing the best possible healthcare for the local population in the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. The Trust aims to continuously provide safe quality care to all patients. Over £200 million is spent each year on a diverse range of reputable general and specialist acute services.
In the most recent published Performance Ratings, the Trust achieved a positive assessment and received "Good" ratings for both Effective Use of Resources and Quality of Services.
The Trust has three hospital sites, a state-of-the-art outpatients centre and offices located at Bryan House and Buckingham Row in Wigan town centre.
Resitricted visiting at Wigan Infirmary due to Norovirus (diarrhoea and vomiting bug)
WWL is backing Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, and calling on women to ensure they take part in regular screening
The Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Wigan Infirmary has seen a large increase in the number of attendances over the Christmas bank holiday period
When Alex Winstanley decided to raise funds for the Neo Natal Unit at Wigan’s Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, one dare devil idea came to mind
Visitors to Wigan’s hospitals are being asked for their helping in tackling winter bugs
Missed appointments are a serious problem for all NHS trusts, in 2010/2011 around 40,000 outpatient appointments were not attended at the Trust for one reason or another. To help reduce this, we have introduced a patient reminder service
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to confirm that we are compliant with the Government’s requirement to eliminate mixed-sex accommodation
The Trust Board has reviewed and extended its present MRSA Elective Screening arrangements to be inclusive of all elective and all emergency admission patients
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