News & Events
27-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Joins Other NHS Trusts in Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of ‘Hello, my name is…’
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is one of many NHS Trust’s around the UK continuing to support the ‘Hello, my name is…’ campaign which...
20-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Volunteer Wins Mayor’s Special Recognition Award
A volunteer, with over 65 years of service to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), has been honoured at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards....
19-07-2023 | Latest News
Consultants at Wigan Borough Hospitals Set to Strike for the First Time
Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are braced for 48 hours of industrial action this week, with Consultants set to strike for the very first...
12-07-2023 | Latest News
Wigan Borough health leads call for continued support during prolonged industrial action period
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is set for seven days of industrial action by Junior Doctors and Consultants who are members of the British Medical...
10-07-2023 | Latest News
Industrial Action Between Thursday 13th July 2023 and Saturday 22nd July 2023
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed that its members will take part in two consecutive periods of industrial action in July 2023, as below: Junior Doctors – 07:00am on Thursday 13th...
10-07-2023 | Latest News
Organ Donation Memorial Artwork Unveiled at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
In remembrance and recognition of the extraordinary gift made by organ donors and their families, a new permanent piece of artwork has been unveiled at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary,...
06-07-2023 | Latest News
ICU Nurse’s children’s book encourages organ donation awareness
In a bid to encourage families to consider the gift of organ donation, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL)...
06-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL’s Family Room Receives Renovation Help from Wigan Warriors Captain and Local School
The Emergency Department (ED) at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) was recently paid a visit by Wigan Warriors captain Liam Farrell, who donated furniture to...
05-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Staff to Attend NHS75 Celebrations at Westminster Abbey
Five award-winning members of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) staff are to attend a service at Westminster Abbey in celebration of 75 years of the NHS....
05-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Celebrates 75 Years of the NHS
Staff, patients and visitors at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), celebrated 75 years of the NHS. On 5th July, 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) was officially...
03-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Colleagues Shortlisted in National NHS75 Photography Competition
Two members of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) staff have been shortlisted in a national NHS photography competition. Mike Fulford and Petro Bekker, entered the...
03-07-2023 | Latest News
WWL Excelling in Patient Safety and Improvement with Double Award News
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has been named as a finalist in two categories at the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards. The...