News & Events
15-03-2024 | Latest News
Trust proud of improvements in NHS Staff Survey
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to have achieved yet another year of improvement in the results of the 2023 national NHS staff survey, published...
14-03-2024 | Latest News
National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day
The Cancer Nurse Specialist (CNS) Day is held on Friday 15th March to mark and celebrate the incredible work that they do. On average, someone is diagnosed with cancer every 90...
11-03-2024 | Latest News
Car Parking Changes at Leigh Infirmary
From Monday 11th March 2024, the Hanover car park at Leigh Infirmary, will reopen as a public only car parking area. Works to improve the main public car park will commence...
08-03-2024 | Latest News
Mary Fleming Appointed as New Chief Executive
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Fleming as the Trust’s new permanent Chief Executive and she will...
06-03-2024 | Latest News
WWL Named Cleanest Acute Trust in the Country
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (WWL) is proud to announce that the Trust has been named as the cleanest Acute Trust in the country. Patient-Led Assessments...
01-03-2024 | Latest News
WWL Welcomes Seven Leaplings
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) welcomed a very special group of babies to the world on Thursday 29th February 2024. Born on a leap day, these...
26-02-2024 | Latest News
Brand New Theatre Opens at Leigh Infirmary
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is delighted to announce that it has opened the doors on its new theatre at Leigh Infirmary, with the site...
22-02-2024 | Latest News
Junior Doctors at Wigan Borough Hospitals Set to Strike for Second Time in 2024
Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are braced for another round of industrial action this weekend, with junior doctors set to strike for the...
22-01-2024 | Latest News
WWL Pair Nominated for Armed Forces Awards
Two members of staff from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) have been shortlisted for an award, in recognition of their work with members of the...
17-01-2024 | Latest News
WWL offers advice to avoid slips trips and falls in cold weather
When the weather turns colder, we must not forget some of the dangers that can come with it. The winter months can bring plummeting temperatures, alongside ice, snow and falling...
08-01-2024 | Latest News
New project launched to improve safety of defibrillators at WWL
A new project has been launched at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to make sure all defibrillators across the Trust are always ready to be...
04-01-2024 | Latest News
Car Park Improvement Works to Take Place at Leigh Infirmary
Improvement works to the public and staff car parks adjacent to the Hanover building at Leigh Infirmary are to commence on Monday 8th January 2024. The two car parks will be...