News & Events
08-07-2025 | Latest News
Nurses Nominated for Black Healthcare Awards
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has been nominated at the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) Black Healthcare Awards for the first time in its...
03-07-2025 | Latest News
10 Year Health Plan for England
The Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England has been launched, setting out a bold, ambitious and necessary new course for the NHS. The plan fundamentally reinvents the Government's approach to...
02-07-2025 | Latest News
Generous Donation Helps Create Outdoor Space for WWL Staff
A generous donation has helped to create an area for staff to enjoy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL). The outdoor area at Wrightington Hospital...
01-07-2025 | Latest News
WWL Shortlisted For Six National Nursing Awards
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is celebrating after being shortlisted in six categories in this year’s Nursing Times Awards. In total, WWL has been...
19-06-2025 | Latest News
Take part in the public consultation about the number of NHS funded IVF Cycles in Greater Manchester (18 June – 29 July 2025)
NHS Greater Manchester is carrying out a public consultation which looks to standardise the number of NHS-funded IVF cycles available to people across Greater Manchester. They are seeking feedback on...
17-06-2025 | Latest News
WWL’s Three Wishes Charity Receives Generous Donation
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Three Wishes Charity has been gifted 200 hoodies to raise awareness and generate vital funds for patients and staff. The...
12-06-2025 | Latest News
New Clinical Director for Research Named at WWL
Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder Surgeon, Professor Puneet Monga, has been appointed as Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) new Clinical Director for Research Development and Innovation....
05-06-2025 | Latest News
Medical Director Honoured on Wigan’s Walk of Fame
The Medical Director of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has joined Hollywood royalty and Olympic superstars with his very own honour on Wigan’s Walk...
03-06-2025 | Latest News
Volunteers Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Hospital Help Desk
A special thank-you event has been held at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Volunteers’ Help Desk. The desk...
02-06-2025 | Latest News
WWL Celebrates National Volunteers’ Week
Between Monday 2nd June and Sunday 8th June Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will join with other hospitals, charities, and voluntary sector organisations throughout the UK...
22-05-2025 | Latest News
Next Phase of ‘Martha’s Rule’ Scheme Rolled Out at WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce that it has begun to roll out the next phase of patient safety measures following the...
22-05-2025 | Latest News
WWL Volunteer Nominated for Greater Manchester Award
A volunteer from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), has been shortlisted for a Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Award. Jessie Hunt currently volunteers at...