News & Events

30-11-2023 | Latest News

Cancer Care Centre Patients to Benefit From Donation

Following their amazing fundraising efforts, a local family have made a substantial donation to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) to Three Wishes Cancer Care Fund...

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29-11-2023 | Latest News

Green Light Given for New Theatre at Wrightington Hospital

Construction work is set to begin at Wrightington Hospital after Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) received planning approval to construct a new laminar flow theatre...

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28-11-2023 | Latest News

School Nurse with over 60 years NHS Service Retires From Duty

A Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust nurse with over 60 years of NHS service has retired from duty. Norma Newcombe, a school nurse who works from Hindley...

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24-11-2023 | Latest News

First patients received at Leigh’s new Community Diagnostic Centre

History was made at Leigh Infirmary as Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivered the first Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging and Computerised Tomography (CT) scans at the...

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16-11-2023 | Latest News

New Palliative Care Support Hub Opens at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

A former ward has been transformed into a new Macmillan Supportive and Palliative Care Hub at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (RAEI), providing new space to support patients and their...

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13-11-2023 | Latest News

Surgical Hub at Wrightington Hospital achieves accreditation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce the Surgical Hub at Wrightington Hospital has been awarded accreditation by the Getting It Right First...

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02-11-2023 | Latest News

Wrightington Hospital Teams Recognised for Excellence and Innovation at National Awards Ceremony

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is celebrating after colleagues from Wrightington Hospital scooped two wins at the National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) Awards Ceremony. Praising the...

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