Charitra Sharma

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is the provider of acute hospital services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding area. We provide district general hospital services for the local population of over 318,000. Our specialist orthopaedic services are offered to a much wider regional, national and international catchment area. There are 4,658 members of staff and over 500 volunteers who all play their part in delivering high quality, safe and effective patient care from the following sites: • Royal Albert Edward Infirmary – Our main district general hospital site, located in central Wigan that hosts our Accident and Emergency Department • Wrightington Hospital – A specialist centre of orthopaedic excellence • Leigh Infirmary – An outpatient, diagnostic and treatment centre • Thomas Linacre Centre – A dedicated outpatient centre in central Wigan • WWL Eye Unit – A specialist Ophthalmology unit at Boston House in central Wigan We continue to demonstrate considerable success in improving quality. Mission, Vision and Strategy Service quality remains a key factor that influences patient choice when selecting a care provider and is, therefore, vital to our continued success as a Trust. Following discussions with staff, our Council of Governors and patients, we have adopted a mission, vision and strategy that reflect our strong commitment to quality: • Mission ‘To provide the best quality healthcare for all our patients' • Vision ‘To be in the top 10% for everything we do' • Strategy ‘To be safe, effective and caring' Patient safety always remains our highest priority of all.