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Wrightington Hospital - A Centre of Orthopaedic Excellence

Wrightington Hospital Hall Lane Appley Bridge Wigan Lancashire WN6 9EP Tel: 01942 244000 Email: info@wwl.nhs.uk

Wrightington Hospital's status as a Centre of Excellence (Orthopaedic Surgery) in the treatment of musculo-skeletal disease has its origins in the seminal work of Professor Sir John Charnley, who pioneered hip replacement surgery involving the techniques of low-friction arthroplasty and also innovative advances to counter post-operative infection. The first ever hip-replacement operations were performed at Wrightington in the early 1960s.

But while drawing strength from the past, Wrightington looks to the future, determined to sustain its reputation as a hospital at the leading edge of both practice and research.

Over the last 8 years Wrightington has developed and provided an excellent hip replacement service service at local, national and international level. However, changing patterns of care and the remorseless development of modern high tech orthopaedic surgery and medicine have meant that Wrightington needed a partner to allow it to develop into a modern health care organisation fit for the 21st century.

As of the 1st April 2001 Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust merged with the Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust to become the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust. The same clinical teams continue to deliver the best care available and the hospital is looking forward to major developments our progressing to enable this level of care to be delivered in modern high tech facilities.

Wrightington's reputation for excellence attracts highly talented Orthopaedic Consultants who specialise in hip and joint surgery, and in the medical disciplines of rheumatology and rehabilitation. This multi-disciplinary approach produces important synergies, particularly in the field of inflammatory arthritis.

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