Laura Milward

a mummy to a wonderful daughter, works hard and is passionate about her job creating opportunities for our community and widen participation within WWL

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

It’s been a pleasure working with the fabulous team at @wiganleighcol. Dan was so patient when I forgot my lines 🫣. Watch this space for our SWAP community video, coming in the next few weeks @WWLNHS

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

we held our SWAP open event yesterday and it was a very busy successful event. In partnership with job Centre plus and @wiganleighcol @WWLNHS we are looking forward to sharing the learners journeys over the next few weeks

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

@wwl_staffexp @WWLFinance

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

We celebrated our @WWLNHS
SWAP cohort on Tuesday. We heard about their experiences from placements across the trust and observed the growth of our learners who completed the programme. @wiganleighcol It was a fantastic day to see our learners and the end results 💞🎊🥰

[WWL Finance @WWLFinance]

What a lovely little treat to come back in to for some of our team! Thank you @wwl_staffexp for organising a fabulous programme, it was our pleasure to support the SWAP placement in finance and thank you to the team for your support! 🙏🙏

[WWL Finance @WWLFinance]

Proud to have supported our first SWAP learner in our finance team over the last 4 weeks 👏

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

At the edge supporting our community colleges over 4000 students will be attending today to speak to potential employers and universities. Supporting roots into the @WWLNHS Busy day today 💞

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

We are celebrating international women’s day @StandishCHS showcasing different routes that women can work @WWLNHS and through out the nhs

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

@StandishCHS we have had some great conversations this morning relating to apprenticeships healthcare support worker and non-clinical roles within the NHS.
It’s been an absolute delight looking forward to the afternoon @WWLNHS

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

A great start to Wednesday morning @wiganleighcol Breakfast meeting

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

our wonderful SWAP learners over unloading wood I’ve had some IPC training 💞💞

[Lowton ward @LowtonW66295]

Ipc training with our students and swap learners thanks lauren

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

supporting our local community at Bedford high School Leigh with their careers week. Meeting our next generation workforce and having great career conversations.

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

our final post for national apprenticeship 2026 is our wonderful Gideon explaining how important the apprenticeship roots are for clinical staff? ♥️💞

[WWL NHS @WWLNHS]

In our final #NAW2026 video, Gideon, our Global Majority Practice Development Nurse, shares why recommending the clinical apprenticeship route is so important. Thank you for engaging with our stories this week. Let’s continue growing, learning and lifting each other as one team💙

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

We work closely with our apprenticeship providers and they are going to share some facts regarding apprenticeships and the benefits of an apprenticeship 👍#NAW2026

[WWL NHS @WWLNHS]

Apprenticeships create opportunities - but how? 🤷
Antony Hutchinson (Knowledge Brief) shares the benefits for learners and employers, while Jamie Tweddell (Apprentify) tackles the biggest apprenticeship myths.
Take a look at what they had to say!

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

#NAW2026 MEGAN has shared her experience of an apprenticeship, the journey and the impact that has had on her career ⭐️🌟♥️

[WWL NHS @WWLNHS]

We’re excited to share another inspiring story from one of our fantastic WWL colleagues! Discover what motivated Megan to begin her apprenticeship journey.
#NAW2026

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

Our apprenticeships make an impact either in team development, professional development or on a wider scale. Our providers explain why apprenticeships are so important.

[WWL NHS @WWLNHS]

How do apprenticeships make a real impact? 🤔
Kendra Heyes (Wigan & Leigh College) shares how clinical pathways support the NHS, while Matthew Rawlings (Lighthouse) shows how apprenticeships turn education into real‑world skills.
Watch their insights here! 👇

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

A fabulous session @MarkOakley20 delivered for us regarding dementia. All our learners were so engaged. It was fabulous to hear their experience is also. @wwlnhs

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

What a great way to finish our SWAP learning with Dementia presentation from @MarkOakley20
Our SWAP programme has been run in partnership with @wiganleighcol and the learners will be in @WWLNHS for placements in a week. It has been a pleasure to work with you all ⭐️🌟♥️🥰

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

David shares his perspective of being a manager and supporting apprentices within his team, what is required and why it’s so important to have management engagement.
The impact that apprentices have within his team and also the importance of team development👍🌟⭐️
@wwl_staffexp

[WWL NHS @WWLNHS]

What’s it like to support an apprentice as a manager?
In this video, David Chapman, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, shares how guiding an apprentice can boost individual growth and strengthen teams.
Watch his perspective here! 🙌

[Laura Milward @MilwardLaura]

@WWLNHS what an amazing program our SWAP cohort have had the pleasure of experiencing ….AI activated interviews to support the development of interview techniques. Here are some of our learners in action. 🥰♥️🥰