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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute trust serving the people of Wigan and Leigh. Innovative and forward thinking, the trust is dedicated to providing the best possible healthcare for the local population in the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. The Trust aims to continuously provide safe quality care to all patients. Over £200 million is spent each year on a diverse range of reputable general and specialist acute services.
For the 2009 Healthcare Commission Performance Ratings, the Trust achieved a positive assessment and received "Good" ratings for both Effective Use of Resources and Quality of Services.
The Trust has three hospital sites, a state-of-the-art outpatients centre and offices located at Bryan House and Buckingham Row in Wigan town centre.
The Cancer Care Suite at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary is holding an information week in conjunction with Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT ‘Health Week’. The Team will be offering information and advice to all patients, visitors and staff on early detection of cancer
COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a common lung disease that obstructs the airways, making breathing difficult. COPD is usually caused by smoking
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is altering its approach to car parking charges and will be introducing time-based scheme on 9th November 2009
The local NHS has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of choosing the most appropriate health services to treat different conditions
The Care Quality Commission has announced the Performance Ratings for 2008/2009 and I am pleased to report that we have retained our double Good rating
The Trust are holding two drop in membership events in November 2009, these are events tailored to you from feedback we received from a recent membership survey
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