Theatre 11 was opened in October 2024 and Theatre 12 is to be handed over this month with both developments leading to ...

An £18m orthopaedic centre has opened its doors at Wrightington Hospital in Wigan. The state-of-the-art facility has been more than three years in the making, and will “revolutionise” the way the ...

A blue plaque has been unveiled in memory of the man who carried out the world's first hip replacement operation more than six decades ago. Professor Sir John Charnley carried out the "life-changing" ...

More than 110,000 hip replacement operations are carried out in the UK each year. As the NHS celebrates its 75th anniversary this week, BBC News looks back at how a Lancashire pioneer's work ...

Medical professionals are still learning from the work of a professor who discovered the hip replacement in Wigan - 60 years on from the pioneering moment. Consultant John Charnley was part of the ...

A patient who demanded to be seen by a "white doctor" at A&E and was turned away, then submitted a formal complaint to the hospital over their refusal. The "appalling" incident was revealed by Andrew ...

An £18m orthopaedic centre has opened its doors at Wrightington Hospital in Wigan. The state-of-the-art facility has been more than three years in the making, and will “revolutionise” the way the ...