News & Events

27-03-2026 | Latest News

WWL achieves Bronze Recognition for Anti-Racist Framework

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (WWL) is proud to announce that the Trust has received Bronze Recognition for its Anti-Racist Framework by the North West Black,...

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27-03-2026 | Latest News

50 Year Charnley Hip Replacement Still Going Strong

  An artificial hip, fitted at Wrightington Hospital by Professor Sir John Charnley, is just one of six left in the world from the pioneer of the hip replacement, enabling its...

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26-03-2026 | Latest News

WWL Bone and Tissue Bank Marks Triple Milestone

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...

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17-03-2026 | Latest News

WWL Named Cleanest Acute Trust in the Country For The Third Year Running

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (WWL) is proud to have been named as the cleanest Acute Trust in the country for the third year running, out...

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04-03-2026 | Latest News

New Endoscopy Unit Named After Former WWL CEO

The family of the former Chief Executive and Chair of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) officially opened a new unit in his name at the...

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02-03-2026 | Latest News

Patient Notice – Bone Cement Supply

You may have seen recent media reports about a national NHS supply issue affecting bone cement, which is used in some (but not all) orthopaedic procedures to secure implants. This...

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