Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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About Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- ODS code
- RRF
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West England
- Approx yearly admissions
- 80,000
- Approx catchment population
- 300,000
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute and community provider serving around 329,300 people in Greater Manchester, while some specialist services attract patients nationally and internationally. Acute care is delivered from Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wrightington Hospital, Leigh Infirmary, the Thomas Linacre Centre and Boston House.
The trust provides emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic and outpatient services alongside community care delivered across the borough. Wrightington Hospital is particularly associated with specialist orthopaedic treatment, complementing the broad local services available at its other sites. The organisation’s teaching designation reflects its commitment to education and training, including its partnership with Edge Hill University and its ambition to strengthen learning, research and clinical development.