WWL NHS

We had some very special visitors to our Rainbow Ward today. We welcomed some of the team from Greenmount Projects - along with the Easter Bunny, players from Wigan Warriors, and their mascot Mighty Max. Thank you for your kind donation of 200 Easter eggs for our patients! 🐣💛

WWL’s Bone & Tissue Bank is celebrating a triple milestone: a successful HTA inspection, 10 years of independent service, and the retirement of long‑standing Clinical Lead and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Bodo Purbach. 👏 Read more: wwl.nhs.uk/news/article/3…

A&E is for serious and life or limb-threatening health conditions only. If you’re unsure whether to go to A&E, please start with NHS 111 first. They will direct you to the best service to get the right treatment as quickly as possible. Remember though in an emergency - go to A&E

MMRV is part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme, replacing MMR vaccine. Vaccination the best way to reduce the risk of serious illness & protect children as they grow. Your GP will be in touch when your child is due their appointment ➡️ nhs.uk/mmrv

🏡You can help a loved one get home from hospital by: collecting them quickly; making sure they have clothes, shoes, keys and a charger; prepping their home (heating on, essentials ready); and checking with the ward about medication/equipment. Your support makes a real difference

Get to the help you need. If you need urgent medical help but you're not sure where to go, use 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you. Visit 111.nhs.uk or use the NHS App.

Eid Mubarak to our colleagues, patients and service users who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr!

We're proud to be named the country's cleanest Acute Trust for the 3rd year! 🎉🌟 Our Estates and Facilities teams shine, ranking 1st in the North West and joint 1st nationally. Read more: wwl.nhs.uk/news/article/3…

We wanted to wish a special congratulations to those who welcomed babies yesterday on Mother's Day, including Susan, Ryan and baby Vinnie, who was born at WWL 🥰💐

We're thrilled to officially open 'Agnes', our brand-new food and drinks truck at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary! Based just outside of Entrance 2 and open 9am - 3pm, Monday to Friday - pop over to be welcomed by our lovely staff 🥰

Today is the fifth #NationalCancerCNSDay! We are proud to celebrate the amazing work our Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists do every day 💙

A&E is for serious and life or limb-threatening health conditions only. If you’re unsure whether to go to A&E, please start with NHS 111 first. They will direct you to the best service to get the right treatment as quickly as possible. Remember though in an emergency - go to A&E

Today marks the start of Healthcare Science Week 2026 - a celebration of the many careers that help diagnose, prevent and treat disease. NHS healthcare scientists play a vital role in keeping our population healthy. Thank you for supporting timely, quality care 💙

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Get to the help you need. If you need urgent medical help but you're not sure where to go, use 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you. Visit 111.nhs.uk or use the NHS App.

Happy International Women's Day to all of the incredible women throughout our Trust 💜 We are very proud of everything you do to look after our patients and to keep our hospitals running

It’s #InternationalWomensDay 💜 At WWL there are many incredible women who lead, care, innovate & make a difference every day - thank you Our CEO, Mary, says: “I feel incredibly proud & fortunate to work alongside so many remarkable women across our Trust & partner organisations”

👭♀Ahead of International Women's Day, Jess from 'The Girls Club' is visiting the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary to empower women with valuable insights and support. 'The Girls Club CIC' is a beacon of hope, fostering a community of strong women in Wigan 👭♀

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP. Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team. 👉nhs.uk/nhs-services/p… #PharmacyFirst

A truly special day at WWL 💙📷✨ The family of WWL's former Chair and CEO, Andrew Foster, officially opened the new Andrew Foster Endoscopy Unit at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. wwl.nhs.uk/news/article/3…