To view a map of the Leigh Infirmary site click here.

Directions from the M6
Leave the M6 at Junction 23, travel eastbound towards Manchester on the A580. Go straight across the roundabout straight through two sets of traffic lights close together. Turn left at the next set of traffic lights and at the next set of lights (fire station on left) turn right heading towards Leigh. Continue on, going through Leigh Town Centre, move into right hand lane when the Parish Church is on the left side. Turn right at the traffic lights into The Avenue. Go straight across the mini roundabout, down to the bottom. The hospital is on the left hand side, turn into the Lake Street entrance.

Directions from the M61
Leave the M61 at Junction 5 and follow signs for A6 - Manchester. Continue along the A6 for approximately 2 miles. At the traffic lights (Red Lion Pub) turn right onto A579. Travel through Atherton and follow signs for Leigh. When approaching Leigh town centre turn left at traffic lights at the First and Last pub (at the lights you will notice a small Asda on the right), turn left into The Avenue. Go straight across the mini roundabout, down to the bottom. The hospital is on the left hand side, turn into Lake Street entrance.

Directions from A580 Manchester
At the roundabout where you see the Greyhound Hotel leave at the third exit across the front of the hotel and continue along Warrington Road. Go over the canal bridge and turn right at the traffic lights. Follow the road, at the mini roundabout turn left onto Holden Road. After approximately 1 - 1 1/2 miles turn right into Hanover Street. At the end of Hanover Street, turn right into The Avenue and the hospital is on the left hand side, turn into Lake Street entrance.

The Trust has implemented new Car Parking charges for patient and visitor parking arrangements on all WWL Trust sites.

Car Parking is now ticketless and you pay on exit.  

The Trust now operates an ANPR parking system (automatic number plate recognition) on all hospital sites.  This is a ticketless, pay on exit system and can be paid via cash or card at one of the pay stations before leaving the hospital site.

All visitors and patients must enter their vehicle registration details into the pay stations before leaving the site, where they will be notified of the charge.

Visitors and patients will be able to park for free for up to 30 minutes, allowing for drop-off, pick-ups and attending short appointments.

Registering blue badges

Are you a blue badge holder?

Changes you need to know – you will now need to scan your blue badge at one of the pay stations before leaving the car park.  This is a simple task, you just need to type in your vehicle registration number and then press submit.  Then select the blue badge option and you will be prompted to scan the bar code on the back of your blue badge. This ensures your free parking.  Please note if you fail to scan your blue badge this will result in being issued with a PCN, (parking charge notice) which will be sent via the post – PCNs will never be sent via a text message.

Alternatively, we can register your blue badge onto the Group Nexus Platform so that you don’t need to scan your badge every time you visit the hospital.  We will require a copy of your blue badge (front and back) and your vehicle details ie registration number, make, model and colour. 

You can visit the Security and Car Parks office at RAEI and one of our Admin team will copy your badge or you can email it across to CarParkQueries@wwl.nhs.uk ensuring that all the details are included in your email.

Blue badges are not restricted to park in blue bays only.  Please park within your blue badge guidelines and take note of signage on site, particularly restricted areas.

Where are pay stations located?

Hanover Street car park and main public car park.

All prices are located on signs situated around the hospital sites.

Up to 30 minutes drop off - Free
Up to two hours £3.20
Up to four hours £5.70
Four to 24 hours £7.50
Payment is by cash or card on all sites.

✅ Need Help?

Contact: Security and Car Parks Admin Team at CarParkQueries@wwl.nhs.uk  or telephone 0300 7072476 / 0300 7072465 / 0300 7078965

Please note, the car park at Leigh Health Centre (on the same site as the Infirmary) is privately owned and managed by a third party. Parking tariffs apply on this car park which includes holders of a blue badge. Blue badge holders can park free of charge on the Leigh Infirmary site (providing they follow site rules) but are subject to the tariffs on the Leigh Health Centre Car Park.

Car Parking Concession Criteria

• Any oncology patient who attends the Trust for frequent regular treatment will receive free parking for the length of their treatment. This criterion was agreed by Macmillan Cancer Support.
• Any patients attending clinics at the Trust for a minimum of one day a week for an extensive period will receive free parking.
• Visitors of patients hospitalised for 2 weeks or more will be offered free parking for the duration of the patients stay.
• For the above an exemption for long term patients/visitors, for free parking, which can be obtained and signed by the Ward or Department and then Security and Car Parking Department will then update our system to ensure your parking is free of charge.

The Government has introduced new guidance on the provision of free car parking for certain groups of hospital patients and visitors. This means that the following people are now eligible to receive free parking at our hospitals:

• Disabled people holding a valid Blue Badge, to be displayed in windscreen of vehicle and scanned at the payment machine prior to exit
• Frequent outpatient attendees, defined as those who are required to attend hospital for an appointment at least three times within a month for at least three months.

Outpatients requesting an excemption, as outlined above, need to request an exemption pass from the relevant ward manager and then the security office will update our system to ensure your free parking.

Leigh Infirmary
The Avenue
Leigh
Lancashire
WN7 1HS

Switchboard: 01942 244 000
Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC): 0300 707 4700

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Our CQC provider report and ratings link is below as well as the report and ratings for our site.

CQC overall rating

Good

26 February 2020

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