News & Events
31-07-2025 | Latest News
Colourful Mural Celebrates 10 Years of Cancer Care at WWL
A colourful mural has been unveiled at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Cancer Care Centre. To mark the 10-year anniversary of the centre opening...
29-07-2025 | Latest News
WWL Nurse Wins Prestigious Award
A nurse at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has won Nurse of The Year at the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) Black Healthcare Awards....
28-07-2025 | Latest News
WWL’s Chief Medical Officer Receives OBE at Windsor Castle
Professor Sanjay Arya, Chief Medical Officer and Consultant Cardiologist at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), has been presented with his OBE (Officer of the Order...
25-07-2025 | Latest News
Cutting Edge Technology Installed at Wrightington Hospital
In Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 3T scanners are the most powerful systems that can be used in a clinical setting and recently, patients at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals...
24-07-2025 | Latest News
Resident Doctors at Wigan Borough Hospitals Set to Strike
Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are preparing for industrial action this weekend. Resident Doctors, who are part of the British Medical Association (BMA)...
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....