Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

“I am overwhelmed and grateful that I have been awarded an OBE!" We're SO proud of Professor Sanjay Arya, Consultant Cardiologist and Medical Director, being named in this year’s New Year’s Honours List, for services to Black and Minority Ethnic Doctors and Healthcare in North-West England (Greater Manchester)! ⭐️📰 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZCzmmuN

We're pleased to announce that Richard Mundon has been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive, alongside his existing role as Director of Strategy and Planning role. Richard has been a valued member of WWL’s Board of Directors for the past decade Read more about Richard's appointment, here: https://shorturl.at/PRVGv

A heritage blue plaque for inspirational orthopaedic surgeon Professor Sir John Charnley has been unveiled at Wrightington Hospital. Professor Charnley was a consultant hip surgeon and in 1962 pioneered the first total hip replacement in, 62 years to the day Chief Finance Officer, Tabitha Gardner, said: "The development of his successful hip replacement and his dedication to improve the lives of patients is well documented and we continue to improve our knowledge and understanding of joint replacement through research and training at Wrightington Hospital."

New technology is being rolled out at several Greater Manchester NHS Trusts, by using AI technology to help doctors to detect diseases, including lung cancer, quicker. Phase 1, which will encompass GP chest X-rays, has now gone live at WWL. Dr Marc Williams, Consultant Radiologist here at WWL said: “We are excited to use this innovative technology at WWL to support patient care. “We hope it will help us to streamline the patient journey by allowing us to diagnose cancer more quickly. This will mean patients get a better experience and can begin treatment sooner which will hopefully lead to them having a better outcomes.” Read more: https://shorturl.at/vNqRe

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Mr Andy Burnham, officially opened WWL’s Community Diagnostic Centre at Leigh Infirmary last week. VIPs and WWL staff were invited to the special event to celebrate the major investment into diagnostic services that will provide testing closer to home for the Leigh community. You can read more about the event here: https://shorturl.at/Mt8l2

Following patient feedback, and in a move towards reducing the number of colours worn by our Senior Nursing, Midwifery and AHP leadership teams, we can today unveil new uniforms that will be seen across the Trust 👥 For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/e2VRq29W

We were delighted to welcome Wigan MP Lisa Nandy to our Royal Albert Edward Infirmary site, along with our construction partners Carefoot and DAY Architectural Ltd, for a visit to a new development which will support the expansion and reconfiguration of our endoscopy services 🙌 You can read more here: https://bit.ly/3z9v7nw

WWL is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Parker-Evans as Chief Nursing Officer. “I look forward to supporting the development of our Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Strategy, helping become a flagship organisation for the delivery of excellent care" 📰 Read more about Kevin's appointment here👉 https://shorturl.at/gFuRe

It's #GreenerAHP Week, a chance for us to highlight how our Allied Health Professionals' work is helping our environment and the adaption they have made within their services to help WWL become more green and help reduce carbon emissions. We welcome you to watch our Therapy Outpatients Team, based at Wrightington Hospital, and let them tell you how they're turning green 💚📽️ Patients travel from across the North West, other areas in the UK and Isle of Man, so increasing our virtual appointments, we will save around 6 tonnes of CO2 gas not entering our atmosphere🚗💨

Eid Murbarak to all patients, visitors and colleagues marking Eid al-Fitr, the ‘Festival of Breaking the Fast’, the annual celebration to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan 🎇