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Hospital

Wrightington Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Wrightington Sanatorium
Address
Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9EP
Current Trust
Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1933
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Wrightington
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Ormskirk
District Authority (Post-1982)
West Lancashire
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA:Tuberculosis Committee
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis, Other
Pre-1948 information
TB: until 1949 then hip & orthapaedic surgery, rheumatology
OTHER: Orthopaedic.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - 1950 Orthopaedic, 1950 - 1995 Hip and orthopaedic surgery, rheumatism, chest and urology.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1948 - 1972
    General
    1948 - 1972
    Finance
    1948 - 1972
    Staff
    1948 - 1972
    Ephemera
    1933 - 1967
    Pictorial
    1970 - 1970

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HRWR
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Wigan Public Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1933 - 1972
    General
    1948 - 1950
    Finance
    1949 - 1953
    Staff
    1948 - 1972
    Ephemera
    1933 - 1933

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Wrightington Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1948 - 1974
    General
    1948 - 1974
    Finance
    1948 - 1966
    Clinical
    1931 - 1955
    Ephemera
    1960 - 1967
    Other
    1948 - 1965

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.