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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...

World Patient Safety Day takes place this year on Sunday 17th September and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Patient Safety Team will be raising awareness and celebrating the day ahead of the occasion from Monday 11th to Friday 15th. This year’s theme of “Engaging...

Chair Remuneration from £44,100 per annum Minimum 3 days per week WWL is a successful Foundation Trust in the North West of England which serves a diverse population and is rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission across all core domains. We provide a range of acute medical, surgical, women’s, children’...

Gail Stanley with Ward Manager Rachel Morgan and Mark Jones Chair at the naming of the Professor John Stanley Unit at Wrightington Hospital. A unit at Wrightington Hospital has been renamed in honour of the late WWL orthopaedic consultant and renowned hand surgeon, Prof. John Stanley. The unit has three...

A brand new £10m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has been officially opened at Leigh Infirmary by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.   Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) welcomed VIPs and staff from across the departments within the CDC to the special event on Friday 8...

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...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to announce that Richard Mundon has been appointed as its new Deputy Chief Executive, alongside his existing Director of Strategy and Planning role. Richard has been a valued member of WWL’s Board of Directors for the past...

Joseph Usher (WWL LGBTQIA+ Network Chair), Mark Jones (WWL Chair) and Paul Howard (WWL Director of Corporate Affairs) enjoying the Wigan Pride festivities with Councillor Laura Flynn (Wigan Council Lead Member for Equality) and the Mayor of Wigan Borough Councillor Marie Morgan. It was a sensational Saturday on Saturday 13th...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Medtech, is delighted to announce that their Therapy Recruitment campaign has been shortlisted for a Staffing Solution of the Year Award at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards. The project uses innovative ways of...

The Daisy Community Midwifery Team from Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is celebrating after winning a national patient safety award. WWL’s Daisy Team won the Maternity and Midwifery Initiative of the Year award at this year's Health Service Journal Patient Safety Awards, beating a...

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 competition, run by NHS England in partnership with Fujifilm UK, along with hundreds of NHS staff and volunteers from across...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is celebrating after being awarded over £2m towards solar panel funding installation across multiple sites. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced a package of £100 million from Great British Energy for the NHS to install solar power and...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has made significant upgrades to its car parking provision at Leigh Infirmary. Earlier this year, work began at the Leigh Infirmary site to provide a full upgrade to the car parking facilities as part of a wider car parking strategy...

Anchor institutions in Wigan have officially signed a civic agreement with Edge Hill University, recognising the pivotal roles they play in supporting economic development and enhancing the lives of those within the borough. Leaders from the University, Wigan Council, Wigan and Leigh College and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals...

A previously unused health clinic has been transformed into a bespoke and accessible clinical research hub based in the community of Ashton-in-Makerfield by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. MP for Makerfield, Ms Yvonne Forvargue, officially opened the new facility on Queen’s Road, and ahead...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is pleased to be receiving a part of the Government’s £10m funding to provide new breast imaging facilities. WWL will look to use this funding to create more breast imaging capacity which will provide an improved service for women...

Booking a blood test appointment at clinics across the Wigan Borough can now be completed in a few simple clicks, thanks to a new online booking system at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL). At the end of March 2022, using tech funding received from NHS Digital,...

Paul Howard, WWL's Director of Corporate Affairs, shares why an inclusive ethos is so important to our Trust. An inclusive ethos is something we pride ourselves on at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), and, as such, we are committed to challenging discrimination in all its...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) innovative approach to data has been recognised as the best in Europe by International Data Corporation (IDC). Taking the top prize in the ‘Data-Powered Business’ category at IDC's 2021 European Data Strategy and Innovation Awards, WWL has been praised for...

                                                                                                                                                                Melissa Walsh being vaccinated by Gemma Hurst, Immuniser for the WWL Vaccination Programme   Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has certainly made its mark on one of the largest vaccination programmes in NHS history, delivering its 10,000th Covid-19 vaccination this week, providing a massive step towards...

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 Trust’s excellent work in human factors training and in complex maternity care has been shortlisted from more than 500 submissions...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has launched a new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system across all its hospital sites, marking a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to improving car parking for patients, visitors and staff. The new system, operated by a private company,...

A brand new theatre is to be built at Wrightington Hospital, investing in Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) ability to reduce waiting lists and further reinforce the hospital’s status as a regional orthopaedic hub. The new theatre will address the need to build...