Patients and visitors coming to Warrington and Halton Hospitals will now be able to connect to FREE wifi. The Trust have launched it organisation wide after being selected as one of 16 national pilot sites, receiving a £200k grant from NHS Digital to commission it. NHS Wifi provides a secure, stable, and reliable Wifi capability, consistent across all NHS settings. It will allow patients and the public to download health apps, browse the internet and access health and care information.

Patients and visitors will be able to connect to the network when arriving on site by searching for “NHS Wi-Fi” on their mobile devices. They will then be prompted by a series of screens to register. The only restriction at present is streaming, this is not an available option.

The new FREE wifi will support patients who have downloaded the hospital miCheckin App.

miCheckin is safe, secure and confidential. It allows you to;

Self-check-in for your appointment via your phone once on site

Receive notification of appointments*

View appointments*

Receive appointment reminders

Update your personal details**

Receive real time hospital messages

*Self-check-in will be introduced as a phased roll out of clinical areas

**You are unable to update GP details – this must be done directly with your practice.