Wrightington Hospital
Wrightington Hospital stands in pleasant open countryside between Southport and Wigan, and was built in the extensive grounds of Wrightington Hall, formerly the home of the Gerard family. Located just half a mile from junction 27 of the M6 motorway, the hospital is readily accessible by road.
Wrightington Hospital's status as an Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Centre of Excellence originated with the seminal work of Professor Sir John Charnley, who pioneered hip replacement surgery involving the techniques of low-friction arthroplasty and also innovative advances to counter post-operative infection. The first ever total hip replacement operation was performed by Sir Charnley at Wrightington in 1962.
While drawing strength from the past, the hospital is also at the forefront of innovation, cementing its reputation as a hospital at the leading edge of both practice and research.
Wrightington's reputation for excellence attracts highly talented Orthopaedic Consultants who specialise in hip and joint surgery, and in the medical disciplines of rheumatology and rehabilitation. This multi-disciplinary approach produces important synergies, particularly in the field of inflammatory arthritis.
Download the Patient Orthopaedic Service Guide here
- Travelling by car?
Patients and visitors to the hospital should safely park their vehicles within one of the authorised hospital car parks. Vehicles parked on Hall Lane (the main road outside of the hospital) cause a serious hazard especially for anyone trying to leave the site. Patients and visitors are advised to take extra care when leaving the site if any vehicles are parked on Hall Lane.
Directions from the North
Follow the M6 South bound heading for Wigan. At junction 27, Standish, leave the M6. Get in the right hand lane of the slip road. At the roundabout follow signs for Parbold and Ormskirk on the A5209. Once you are on the A5209 signs for Wrightington Hospital are clearly visible. The hospital is approximately a half mile form junction 27 of the M6 on your left.Directions from the South
Follow the M6 North bound for Wigan. At junction 27, Standish, leave the M6. Get in the left hand lane. At the round about follow signs for Ormskirk and Parbold on the A5209. Once you are on the A5209 follow signs for Wrightington Hospital which are clearly visible. The hospital is approximately a half mile from junction 27 of the M6 on your left. - Car Parking
The Trust has implemented new Car Parking charges for patient and visitor parking arrangements on all WWL Trust sites.
Car Parking is now ticketless and you pay on exit.
The Trust now operates an ANPR parking system (automatic number plate recognition) on all hospital sites. This is a ticketless, pay on exit system and can be paid via cash or card at one of the pay stations before leaving the hospital site.
All visitors and patients must enter their vehicle registration details into the pay stations before leaving the site, where they will be notified of the charge.
Visitors and patients will be able to park for free for up to 30 minutes, allowing for drop-off, pick-ups and attending short appointments.
Registering blue badges
Are you a blue badge holder?
Changes you need to know – you will now need to scan your blue badge at one of the pay stations before leaving the car park. This is a simple task, you just need to type in your vehicle registration number and then press submit. Then select the blue badge option and you will be prompted to scan the bar code on the back of your blue badge. This ensures your free parking. Please note if you fail to scan your blue badge this will result in being issued with a PCN, (parking charge notice) which will be sent via the post – PCNs will never be sent via a text message.
Alternatively, we can register your blue badge onto the Group Nexus Platform so that you don’t need to scan your badge every time you visit the hospital. We will require a copy of your blue badge (front and back) and your vehicle details ie registration number, make, model and colour.
You can visit the Security and Car Parks office at RAEI and one of our Admin team will copy your badge or you can email it across to CarParkQueries@wwl.nhs.uk ensuring that all the details are included in your email.
Blue badges are not restricted to park in blue bays only. Please park within your blue badge guidelines and take note of signage on site, particularly restricted areas.
All prices are located on signs situated around the hospital sites.
Up to 30 minutes drop off - Free
Up to two hours £3.20
Up to four hours £5.70
Four to 24 hours £7.50
Payment is by cash or card on all sites.Where are pay stations located?
Main public car park and to the right-hand side of the main entrance (opposite the fertility unit).
✅ Need Help?
Contact: Security and Car Parks Admin Team at CarParkQueries@wwl.nhs.uk or telephone 0300 7072476 / 0300 7072465 / 0300 7078965
Car Parking Concession Criteria
- Any oncology patient who attends the Trust for frequent regular treatment will receive free parking for the length of their treatment. This criterion was agreed by Macmillan Cancer Support.
- Any patients attending clinics at the Trust for a minimum of one day a week for an extensive period will receive free parking.
- Visitors of patients hospitalised for two weeks or more will be offered free parking for the duration of the patients stay.
- For the above an exemption for long term patients/visitors, for free parking, which can be obtained and signed by the Ward or Department and then Security and Car Parking Department will then update our system to ensure your parking is free of charge.
The Government has introduced new guidance on the provision of free car parking for certain groups of hospital patients and visitors. This means that the following people are now eligible to receive free parking at our hospitals:
- Disabled people holding a valid Blue Badge, to be displayed in windscreen of vehicle and scanned at the payment machine prior to exit
- Frequent outpatient attendees, defined as those who are required to attend hospital for an appointment at least three times within a month for at least three months.
Outpatients requesting an excemption, as outlined above, need to request an exemption pass from the relevant ward manager and then the security office will update our system to ensure your free parking.
- Contact Details
Wrightington Hospital
Hall Lane
Appley Bridge
Wigan
Lancashire
WN6 9EPMain Phone: 01942 244 000
Conference Centre: 01257 256 522 - Our Services
Orthopaedic Centre
Rheumatology
Diagnostic Services
Related Outpatient Services
Private Patient Unit
Fertility Fusion
Preoperative Assessment Department - Care Quality Commission (CQC) Report and Ratings
Our CQC provider report and ratings link is below as well as the report and ratings for our site.
CQC overall rating
Good
26 February 2020