News & Events

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL), is pleased to announce that a brand-new multi- storey car park (MSCP) is to be developed at its Freckleton Street...

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...

​​​​​​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...

A heritage blue plaque for inspirational orthopaedic surgeon Professor Sir John Charnley has been unveiled at Wrightington Hospital's Hip Centre. Family, friends and colleagues past and present of the hip...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is to begin using new AI (artificial intelligence) technology which will help doctors to detect diseases, including lung cancer, quicker....

When the weather turns colder, we must not forget some of the dangers that can come with it. The winter months can bring plummeting temperatures, alongside ice, snow and falling...

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...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has chosen the Brick as our partner for the 2024 Christmas Appeal, in the form of Comfort Bags for the homeless....

Local organisations have reaffirmed their commitment to working together to put integrated health and care services at the heart of the community. The Healthier Wigan Partnership (HWP) which brings the...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) celebrated and shared good practice with health and social care colleagues across Wigan and beyond, with our ninth annual Continuous...

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's (WWL) Maternity services welcomed Baroness Merron, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health earlier this week. ...

. WWL’s Professional Education Team have been recognised by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for their outstanding contribution to the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda at the College’s...