Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Former name
  • Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust
  • Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust
Created 1 April 2001 (2001-04-01)
Made foundation December 2008
Headquarters The Elms, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN
Coordinates 53°33′27.2″N 2°37′46.3″W / 53.557556°N 2.629528°W / 53.557556; -2.629528Coordinates: 53°33′27.2″N 2°37′46.3″W / 53.557556°N 2.629528°W / 53.557556; -2.629528
Region served Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
NHS region NHS North of England
Population 320,000
Type NHS hospital trust
Budget £310 million[1]
Hospitals
Beds 499[2]
Chair Robert Armstrong
Chief Exec Andrew Foster CBE
Number of employees 4,370
Website www.wwl.nhs.uk

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust providing services in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, England. It was formed on 1 April 2001 by the merger of Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust and Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust, and became an NHS Foundation Trust in December 2008.

Facilities

The Trust operates several hospital and outpatient sites:

  • Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
  • Leigh Infirmary
  • Thomas Linacre Centre
  • Hanover Diagnostic and Treatment Centre
  • WWL Eye Unit

In June 2013, a new children's outpatient department was opened at the Thomas Linacre Centre; it has bright decor inspired by the colours of the rainbow and a games console in the main waiting area.[3]

At Wrightington Hospital, a new 56 bed orthopaedic centre was completed in December 2015; it includes a four-bay operating theatre complex with a seven space recovery area.[4]

Performance

According to the most recent Care Quality Commission report published in March 2018, the Trust handled 74,367 inpatient admissions, 676,690 outpatient attendances, 88,718 A&E attendances, 2,436 deliveries and 1,362 deaths between August 2016 and July 2017.

A&E

WWL has not met the NHS four-hour A&E target since October 2015. However, the latest figures, from May 2018, show that the Trust only just fell below the 95% target, with 94.3% of patients seen within four hours, compared to the national average of 90.4%. This ranked WWL 25 out of 133 trusts.[5]

WWL Four-Hour A&E Performance, from NHS England quarterly figures

Cancer Care

In April 2018, WWL ranked 18 out of 133 trusts in the area of cancer care, with 91.7% of patients beginning treatment within 62 days of an urgent GP referral. This is above the target of 85% and well exceeds the national average of 82.3%.

Planned Operations

In April 2018, WWL ranked 5 out of 128 trusts when it came to planned operations and care, with 94.3% of patients waiting less than 18 weeks. This is above the target of 92% and well exceeds the national average of 87.5%.

Awards

The Health Service Journal named WWL as Provider Trust of the Year in November 2014 on the basis that their strong focus on staff engagement had helped them to reduce mortality rates while achieving a cash surplus. It also won the awards for Improving Environmental and Social Sustainability and Patient Safety.[6] In 2015, it was named by the Health Service Journal as the second best acute trust to work for. At that time, it had 4,169 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 4.71%. 78% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 77% recommended it as a place to work.[7]

Management

In the financial year 2017-18, the Trust had fifteen remunerated directors[8], at a total cost ranging from £1.56 million to £1.63 million.

DirectorPositionTotal Remuneration (£)
Robert ArmstrongChairman45,000 - 50,000
Andrew FosterChief Executive235,000 - 240,000
Sanjay Arya[Notes 1]Medical Director310,000 - 315,000
Alison BalsonDirector of Workforce145,000 - 150,000
Neil CampbellNon-Executive Director10,000 - 15,000
Mary FlemingDirector of Operations and Performance170,000 - 175,000
Robert ForsterDirector of Finance and Informatics240,000 - 245,000
Mick GuymerNon-Executive Director10,000 - 15,000
Carole HudsonNon-Executive Director15,000 - 20,000
Pauline LawDirector of Nursing175,000 - 180,000
Jon LloydNon-Executive Director10,000 - 15,000
Richard MundonDirector of Strategy and Planning150,000 - 155,000
Christine Parker-StubbsNon-Executive Director15,000 - 20,000
Neil TurnerNon-Executive Director15,000 - 20,000
Tony WarneNon-Executive Director10,000 - 15,000
  1. ↑ The above remuneration includes clinical duties of £107k that are not part of the individual’s management role.

Controversy

WWL Solutions

On 3 November 2017, the Trust established a subsidiary company, WWL Solutions Ltd [9], in an attempt to transfer 900 estates and facilities staff, which was ultimately unsuccessful.

The intention was to reduce the Trust’s costs by taking advantage of VAT loopholes present in the Value Added Tax Act 1994. The Act provides a mechanism through which NHS trusts can qualify for refunds on services that are contracted out, in comparison to in-house NHS services, which can only claim back VAT on a small subset of goods and services.[10]

The subsidiary company would have also produced payroll savings, by recruiting new staff on less expensive non-NHS contracts.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation. "Annual report and accounts 2017-2018" (PDF). www.wwl.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. ↑ Commission, Care Quality. "Provider section - RRF Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (06/11/2017) INS2-4197807382" (PDF). www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ "New outpatient department for children in Wigan and Leigh". Health Service Journal. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Revolutionary £18m orthopaedic centre opens its doors at Wrightington Hospital, Wigan". Manchester Evening News. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "NHS Tracker: Check key targets in your area". BBC News. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "HSJ Awards 2014: Provider Trust of the Year". Health Service Journal. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "HSJ reveals the best places to work in 2015". Health Service Journal. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation. "Annual report and accounts 2017-2018" (PDF). www.wwl.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  9. ↑ "WWL SOLUTIONS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  10. ↑ "In full: Trusts with staff transfer plans". Health Service Journal. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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