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Two new mammography chairs are helping Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) offer extra support for patients visiting to undergo breast screening. The South Lancashire Breast Screening Service, based at the Thomas Linacre Centre (TLC) in Wigan, and Leigh Infirmary, has dedicated clinics for patients who...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Bone and Tissue Bank is celebrating an extraordinary triple milestone - a successful Human Tissue Authority (HTA) inspection, 10 years of independent service, and the retirement of its long‑standing Clinical Lead and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Bodo Purbach. Based...

Having worked alongside some of the world’s pioneering surgeons, Operating Department Practitioner, Geoff Halliwell, is taking a step back after serving more than half a century in the Operating Theatres at Wrightington Hospital. Geoff, from Aspull, Wigan, started working at Wrightington Hospital in 1973 as an Anaesthetic Technician. At that...

Whether you are a colleague, a volunteer, or a carer, I want to take a moment to reflect on the impact you have made over the past year. You have given so much of your time, energy, and compassion to care for our patients and support our communities. For this,...

Staff from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) were treated to a night of celebration on Friday 14th November. The fourth annual STAR (Staff Thanks and Recognition) Awards, for WWL staff to be thanked and recognised for their hard work over the past year, saw trophies...

  Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are preparing for Resident doctors to take part in a fresh round of strike action. Resident Doctors, who are part of the British Medical Association (BMA) will take part in industrial action against the Government, beginning at 7am...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is looking to its local community to nominate and say ‘Thank You’ to one of its members of staff at the Trust’s annual STAR (Staff Thanks and Recognition) Awards. Patients, families, and members of the public are invited to...

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 WWL as a Lived Experience Partner Volunteer, helping to support the ways in which the Trust delivers care and is...

A kind gesture from a patient’s mother has been warmly received by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) Maternity Ward, after the family faced a heartbreaking loss. Raisa Scott-Wilson and Daniel Wilson of Platt Bridge, Wigan, welcomed their first child, a little girl called Samara...

  Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is thrilled to announce the shortlisting of our Clinical Audit Team in the category ‘Improving Back Office Efficiencies through Digital’ at the HSJ Digital Awards 2025, recognising the dedication to pioneering digital solutions shaping the future of healthcare across the UK....

A student midwife has been praised for supporting new parents who are less fortunate and can’t afford the essentials for their babies at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL). Athalia Ross set up a branch of Early Essentials UK in May 2024 as a church-based project,...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Three Wishes Charity and Orrell Ward have received incredible donations in memory of a young man from Wigan. George Adair was 25 years old when he sadly died from bowel cancer whilst he was under the care of Orrell Ward...

Nick Hughes, Associate Chief Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control This year, WWL, alongside other NHS Trusts and healthcare services across the country, is experiencing a significant increase in influenza (flu) cases, respiratory illnesses and diarrhoea and vomiting. The recent freezing weather has been particularly harsh on our vulnerable residents, escalating...

​​​​​​The outstanding contribution of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) colleagues has been celebrated with a special event. Held at the Trust’s Medical Education Centre, Associate Chief Nurse for Education, Workforce and Professional Practice in Corporate Services, Emma Addie opened...

    Staff and patients at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are getting behind the England men’s team, as plans are put in place to make sure no one misses out on watching them take on Spain in the Euros 2024 Final this weekend. On Rainbow Ward at...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) will join hospitals, charities and voluntary sector organisations throughout the UK to celebrate and thank their volunteers during National Volunteers’ Week. Now in its 40th year, Volunteers’ Week (3 – 9 June) is a national event to raise awareness, recognise, celebrate and give...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Board of Directors has announced the upcoming departure of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Silas Nicholls, who has been associated with WWL for many years; first as Director of Strategy and Planning and Deputy Chief Executive from 2010 to 2014, and...

A new ultrasound suite, funded by over £100,000 of generous donations to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Three Wishes charity, has been officially opened. Following four years of WWL’s ‘In Pink’ campaign, which encouraged donations towards the new equipment and diagnostic area, a...

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. Barbara Lambert was one of four individuals presented with the Mayor’s Special Recognition Award at the event at the...

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, Wigan (RAEI). Commissioned using funds from NHS Blood and Transplant, the eye-catching archway, decorated with butterflies and forget-me-not flowers, was...

As part of National Dental Nurses Day, (Tuesday 22nd November), Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) celebrated the work of its amazing team of dental nurses. The team of 12 dental nurses complement the Maxillofacial service with a vast range of skills and experience, treating patients with...

Ellen Maxwell, Rebecca Melling and Mags Sanders - Health Outreach and Inclusion workers at WWL Members of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) Health Outreach and Inclusion Team have been named as finalists at the first ever Best of Wigan Awards. WWL colleagues, Mags Sanders,...

Everyone at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) takes great pride in ensuring that we do our upmost to support the Armed Forces Community when accessing healthcare at any of our sites. The Armed Forces community in Wigan faces numerous challenges that are often unique and...

The work and dedication of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust volunteers was celebrated at two dedicated events as part of National Volunteer’s Week. Speaking at one of the events held at Wigan Cricket Club, alongside one held a Leigh Education Centre, WWL Chief Executive, Silas...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's (WWL) Clinical Informatics Champion, Nathan Sinclair, is encouraging other neurodiverse people to believe in their own abilities after setting himself a challenge as part of Autism Acceptance Week.  For almost a decade, Nathan Sinclair, has worked his way up through the...

A collection of photographs illustrating the strength, determination, support, resolve and very real challenges of COVID-19 on our Intensive Care Unit is currently on show at the iconic Manchester Central Library. The photographs were taken by WWL’s Clinical Informatics Manager and passionate photographer, Petro Bekker, who returned to a...

The man behind the challenge - Mike Reid of Mike Reid Fitness in Hindley. A group of Wigan-based fitness fanatics have raised more than £2,000 for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in honour of the MacMillan Palliative Care team, by covering more than three million metres...

Teenage patients at the Rainbow Ward at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have had their experience enhanced over the past 12 months thanks to the introduction of ‘Teen Zone’, a unique room within the ward funded by local businesses within the Wigan borough and surrounding areas.   Following...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has received a very generous donation from a member of staff who sky dived 14,000 feet whilst wearing all pink. Kathryn Hunt, 57, from Hindley Green, Wigan, has worked for WWL’s South Lancashire Breast Screening Unit for 25 years, and was keen to raise money...

A Zoom choir made up of 100 members of NHS staff that work on Intensive Care Units across the country are releasing a re-make of the classic song “Every Breath You Take”. The single is being released to raise funds to support NHS staff mental health and well-being, following the challenges...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has been officially handed over its brand-new multi-storey car park (MSCP). The new 356-space multi-storey car park will be open to patients and visitors at Freckleton Street, adjacent to the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (RAEI) site on Friday 16th January....

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce that Professor Dame Robina Shah has been appointed to be its next Chair. Following a meeting of the Council of Governors Dame Robina will follow Mark Jones, who retired as Chair from the Trust earlier this...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Brennan as the Trust’s new permanent Chief Operating Officer. A pharmacist by background, Sarah, brings with her a wealth of knowledge, having worked across the NHS and private sector and in...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce the appointment of the Trust’s new permanent Chief Nursing Officer. Kevin Parker-Evans, who has held the position of Interim Chief Nurse at WWL since January 2024, will assume this new role with immediate effect. With a 23...

WWL is pleased to announce the appointment of Juliette Tait as the Trust’s new Chief People Officer. Juliette will be leading WWL’s vision on how we create an inclusive and people centred experience for all our colleagues and has a vast amount of experience within the Human Resources (...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tabitha Gardner as the Trust’s new Chief Finance Officer. Tabitha brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the role having worked in NHS finance at various different Trusts in the...

With the Winter Season upon us and the continuing challenges for Health and Social Care, we are looking for support from our community to help prevent the onward spread of Norovirus. Norovirus, also known as the ‘Winter vomiting bug,’ is the most common stomach bug in the UK. It can...

People in the North West are being urged to use the right NHS service for their needs as new data show thousands have attended A&E for minor health concerns such as sore throats. Nationally, there were more than 200,000 A&E attendances last winter for non-emergency conditions that could have...

To stay well and avoid any last-minute health worries this Easter, NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) is sharing this advice. What to Do if You Feel Unwell Knowing where to go for medical help over the bank holiday can save you time and ensure you get the right care quickly....

The First Contact Practitioner (FCP) service, a joint team between Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and local GP Practices, is celebrating after being awarded the regional title for the North West in the NHS Parliamentary Awards. The service, shortlisted for the Excellence in Primary and Community...

2022 Council of Governor Elections  Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently holding elections to its Council of Governors. This is open to all members of the Trust and we would like to invite you to consider standing as a candidate. The nomination process is now open...

Armed Forces veterans outside of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan - Photo taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for its outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community, as announced by Defence...