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Wrightington Hospital Therapy Department Our Therapy Department is based at the Wrightington Hospital site, although the team provide services across all of our three main Hospital sites. There are three professions within the Therapy Team: Physiotherapy Physiotherapy is often used to restore movement and function when someone is...

Children’s Occupational Therapy Service at WWL NHS

Careers in Therapy Services As a therapist at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will support a person’s recovery, enabling them to have as much involvement and control over their condition as possible. It is an essential area of our care delivery, and we have...

Community Occupational Therapy help maintain independence by identifying functional difficulties

Speech, Language, Therapy, SLT, Communication, speaking, talking, dysphagia, pharngeal, dementia, parkinson's,

Children's Speech and Language Therapy

Benefits of Joining Our Team Our people are important to us. We want to reward hard work and commitment which is why we offer a range of benefits designed to attract, retain, and make you feel valued. Rotations We have an excellent rotation consisting of twelve clinical areas. You will...

Local Offer What the Speech and Language Therapy service does Our aim is to provide a high-quality speech and language therapy service to children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties and/or eating and drinking difficulties in the Wigan area. This service is delivered by a specialist...

Frequently Asked Questions What is Speech and Language Therapy? Speech-language therapy is the therapeutic treatment of speech and language difficulties and disorders. This therapy that helps to prevent, diagnose and/or rehabilitate an individual’s speech and language difficulties. What happens if my child needs speech and language therapy? We...

Melissa Jones - Occupational Therapist Degree Apprenticeship Melissa Jones Occupational Therapist Degree Apprenticeship I began working at WWL as a Healthcare Assistant 10 years ago and three years into the job, became a Therapy Assistant working alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. I didn’t...

Contact details for the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service at WWL NHS

Pregnancy Related Pain Advice and Guidance

Carer, Support, Passport, Information, Guidance

COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, information for patients including symptoms and visiting guidance

Continence Service provides clinical advice and guidance for continence care

We are an Occupational Therapy-led private patient feeding therapy service using principles of the SOS approach to feeding.

The children’s school aged neurodevelopment pathway is managed by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching NHS Trust within the Childrens Community Specialist Services and is overseen by the Neurodevelopment Pathway Manager. The service is delivered across the Wigan Borough and will accept referrals to the pathway for children and young people who are aged from 4 to 16 years old.

While You Wait for Treatment Information

WWL Board of Directors Our Board of Directors operates according to the highest corporate governance standards. It is a unitary board and has a wide range of skills and experience. The non-executive directors have wide-ranging expertise and experience, including backgrounds in finance, audit, primary care and education. The board considers...

Children's Audiology Team The Children’s Audiology Team provides a service for babies, children and young people where there is concern about their hearing or a known hearing loss. We carry out comprehensive hearing assessments which provide information about the levels of sound that children can hear across a range...

Community Learning Disability Team include assistant practitioners, nurses, and work at Wigan Life Centre, Leigh Sports Village, Platt Bridge Health Centre

The Centre for Hand and Upper Limb Surgery (Upper Limb Unit) at Wrightington Hospital was set up in 1979 by Prof John Stanley who was charged with the development of an upper limb practice dealing with the very large numbers of patients who were attending Professor Sir John Charnley's Unit...

Some of the published research from the Upper Limb Unit: Validation of a global rating scale for shoulder arthroscopy: a pilot study. AC Hoyle, C Whelton, R Umaar, L Funk - Shoulder & Elbow, 2012 - Wiley Online Library The glenoid labrum. C Smith, L Funk - Shoulder & Elbow, 2010 -...

LIMA SMR RCT Title: Radiosteriometric analysis (RSA) of the stability of metal-backed glenoid components in total shoulder arthroplasty Randomised controlled trial comparing two versions of the LIMA SMR metal-backed glenoid component, one of which is coated with hydroxyapatite (HA) Patients listed for anatomical shoulder replacement with LIMA SMR component can...

Anne Page Specialist Occupational Therapist Anne Page graduated in 1999, with a 1st class honours degree in Occupational Therapy. She attained the post of Senior Occupational Therapist at Wrightington Hospital in 2001 where she worked within the Rheumatology Service. In 2003 Anne joined the Upper Limb Team to specialise further in Hand Therapy...

News Check back for announcements   Pre-referral Consultations The virtual sessions for Nursery and Reception Class staff are changing and we are setting up a new process to seek support and make referrals. In the meantime, please make direct referrals using the form here.   1:1 Online Communication Consultation Sessions...

Lower Back Pain Lower Back Pain is a bit of an umbrella term in that in encompasses a wide range of different symptoms including: Pain and stiffness across the lower back area. Pain into the buttocks and sometimes into the legs themselves (often referred to as Sciatica) Pins and needles (...

Hip Pain around the hip can be caused by a number of conditions. It can develop gradually over a period of time such as Osteoarthritis, it can occur suddenly in the form of an acute injury or as a result of under/over exercising and/or sudden changes to our...

Elbow The most likely structures to be a cause of elbow pain are the joints, ligaments or muscle tissue in the surrounding areas. If you have suffered a sudden, acute injury then any of the above could be the cause. A good starting point in this situation is the following...

Wrist and Hand The wrist and hand is very complex anatomically. Injuries and pain to the area can originate from a whole host of structures including bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and nerves. Most acute injuries, such as falling onto your hand, can be treated at home by following the PRICE (...

NHS Facilities at Wrightington Hospital Wrightington Hospital is number one in the North West for Orthopaedic Activity and undertake approximately 1000 procedures per month. We specialise in joint replacement surgery of both hand and upper limb, and hip and lower limb, and also adult elective orthopaedics....

Why Choose Wrightington Hospital There are many reasons why Wrightington Hospital is the provider of choice for Orthopaedic Surgery in the North West. We put our patients at the heart of everything we do. We are a Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedic Surgery. We are a dedicated Orthopaedic...

Knee Pain Knee pain can be caused by a number of factors including degenerative changes (Osteoarthritis), acute soft tissue injuries such as muscle strains and ligament sprains, as well as gradual onset symptoms such as a tendinopathy. It is important to remember that even long term conditions such as Osteoarthritis...

Foot and Ankle Problems affecting the Foot and Ankle is a broad topic that can include traumatic injuries that come on suddenly, or more gradual conditions that come on over time. There’s also many factors that can affect the recovery from such problems. If you have suffered an acute (...

Attend Anywhere virtual video remote appointment service list link

Specialist Neuro Community, Neurology, Brain, Neurological,

Contact Us Wigan Physiotherapy Department Boston House Wigan Health Centre Frog Lane Wigan WN6 7LB Telephone:  0300 7071113 (Physiotherapy)                    0300 7071112 (MSK CATS) Email: wwl-tr.mskphysio-bostonhouse@nhs.net Platt Bridge Physiotherapy Department Platt Bridge...

Visiting, Information, Smoking,

Physiotherapy, MSK, Musculoskeletal, referral

Adult MSK Physiotherapy Self-Referral Form Leigh Health Centre

Adult MSK Physiotherapy Self-Referral Form Platt Bridge

Adult MSK Physiotherapy Self-Referral Form Boston House

WWL NHS MSK Physiotherapy Service

Boston House provides Ophthalmology Services and community services including physiotherapy

All families who receive a yes to a diagnosis of autism, then the child or young person’s family will be invited to a post diagnostic session with the Neurodevelopment Pathway Co-Ordinator, these are held across the borough and give families the opportunity to link up and network together. The Neurodevelopment Pathway Co-Ordinator will share a presentation at the session, focusing on what is Autism, the difficulties some children and young people may face and how to support them as a family including lots of information sharing on local community groups, strategies and advice.

Information on the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Site

Car parking information for patients and visitors to WWL NHS hospital sites

The NHS National Oversight Framework The NHS Oversight Framework sets out how NHS trusts and foundation trusts are automatically allocated to a segment (1 to 4) based on performance. The new framework describes a consistent and transparent approach to assessing integrated care boards (ICBs) and NHS trusts and foundation trusts,...

Click here and here for information on vaccines in pregnancy Click here for access to vaccination information on the NHS website. Click here, Here and Here for information on the RSV vaccine in pregnancy Click here and here for covid-19...

Postnatal and Infant Feeding Information for WWL NHS

  Lifestyle Information Smoking At WWL we have a specialist stop smoking in pregnancy team who will help you if you decide you would like to quit smoking. If you are identified as a smoker then you will be automatically referred to the team who will contact you to see...

Leigh infirmary, Leigh Hospital, Health Centre, Elective, Diagnostic, Rehabilitation

Patient, Research, Advisory, PPIE, Involve, Engagement, Public, volunteer, help,

Performance in Research, Achievements, Initiating, Bench marking

Liz and Matt - Pharmacy Apprenticeship Matthew Orme Pharmacy Technician Specialist: Medicines Information & Training Liz Rimmer Pharmacy Technician Apprentice Matt: “Without Apprentices the Pharmacy landscape would be completely different. Every qualified Pharmacy Technician was once an apprentice and without them there would be huge pressure on Pharmacists to carry...

Corporate Governance includes systems and controls, regulator reporting procedures.

How Can You Help Your Child?  Here are our top tips and resources: (WWL are not responsible for the content of 3rd party websites. Please let us know if there are any broken links or changed content.) General Information and Support Talking point: information on all aspects of children’...

Web Site Accessibility Browser Settings including text size, colour. Information on accessing trust services with wheelchair access, mobility aids, hearing loops, british sign language interpreters, assistance dogs, special requirements

Caldicott, confidentiality, key principles, patient data, review,

Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Statutory Statement

Referrals and Appointments Worried About a Child Are you worried about your child’s communication development? Use this progress tracker from Talking Point to check your child’s communication development. I CAN, the children’s communication charity, (UK Registered charity 21003) Where will my child be seen? We usually...

Wrightington, Orthopaedic, Musculoskeletal, John Charnley, Hip Replacement, Lower Limb, Upper Limb, Junction 27, Hospital, Private Patients, JCW, Centre of Excellence,

Automatic Number Plate Recognition at WWL 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...

  Safe Sleep Safe Sleep Leaflet Safe Sleep Leaflet - Premature Babies Safe Sleep in Winter Lullaby Trust ICON    Click here to watch a video about ICON   Birth Registration   Birth Registration Link - Click here   Birth Thoughts Managing Your Pain After Birth Postnatal Exercises...

Sponsored Studies, Research, Development, Clinical Trial, Researcher,

Choose Well How to choose the right NHS service if you are unwell or injured There are high levels of demand across all services. We want to make sure that people choose well to get the help they need. The NHS is always there for anyone who needs it, but...

School Nursing Service, Students, High School, Primary School, Children, Young People, SEND, Drop-In, Clinic in a Box

NHS, Constitution,

Patient, Information, PALS, Leaflet, Duty of Candour

Inpatient and Outpatient Guides,

Wifi, WI-FI, Free, Internet, Data, Network, Connection, SSID

Access to Health Records operate under the Data Protection Act 2018 to allow access to patients

Patients, Visitors, Inpatient, Outpatient, Public, Leaflets

GDPR, Personal information, Research, Research and Development, Data protection

TLC, Thomas Linacre Centre, Outpatients,

Inclusion, Diversity, Champions, Culture, Discrimination

Pregnancy, Birth, 16 week information, safe sleeping

Equality Impact Assessments are part of the Public Sector Equality Duty

Equality Act 2010 includes anti discrimination

How we make decisions

Classes of Information including financial, organisational, strategy, policy, procedures, performance

Publication Scheme, Freedom of Information Act, Information Commissioner, FOI,

Records Management, NHS Code of Practice, Health Records Management, Corporate Records Management,

Information Security, Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability,

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 give the public right to information about air, water, soil, land, flora & fauna, energy, noise, waste and emissions.

NHS constitution,

General Fracture Advice Swelling Advice When an injury occurs in the body it is a common response for pain and swelling to occur.  This is a combination of bruising and bleeding in the area of the injury and fluid from the tissues. There are three simple ways to help...

Information for Patients, Inpatients, Outpatients, Duty of Candour

Services, List, Leaflets, Guidance, Newsletter, List, Departments, Regulatory

Principles, Information Governance, personal records, sharing information, data protection act 1998, dpa, access to health records act, human rights act, freedom of information act, foi, best practice guidance,

Organisation, Principles, Guidance, NHS Structure, Assurance, Escalation, Framework

FOI Disclosure Log

Quality, Safety, Experience, Improvement, Privacy, Dignity, Comfort, Staffing, Mortality, Coroner, Quality Governance, Armed Forces Covenant, Patient Safety, Safeguarding, Duty of Candor,

The private wing of Wrightington hospital stands in pleasant open countryside between Southport and Wigan. Located just half a mile from junction 27 of the M6 motorway, the hospital is readily accessible by road.

Health Visiting Service

Children’s Physiotherapy Service at WWL NHS

Volunteer's Week 2023

Labour Information The information here covers all aspects of preparing for and being in labour. What should I pack in my labour bag? https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/preparing-for-the-birth/pack-your-bag-for-labour/ If you are choosing to formula feed your baby then please bring with you pre-prepared bottles of...

Antenatal, Pregnancy, Care, Screening

NHSP, Professionals, Bank, Testimonials, Experience