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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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)...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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