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Health chiefs issue warning as childhood respiratory infections rise ahead of winter
Last updated on Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Parents in Wirral are being encouraged to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in young children, as data from Public Health England (PHE) shows cases are starting to rise in parts of the country. Respiratory illnesses, including colds and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are very com...
read moreChildren's Services
Last updated on Friday, March 1, 2019
What We Do Children who are ill, and are referred to us by their GP or Walk-in Centre, are seen in our Children's Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital. The department can call on the expertise of doctors and nurses throughout the hospital to assess and treat ill and injured children. Ch...
read moreBreakthrough research using umbilical cord donations at Wirral maternity unit
Last updated on Monday, July 21, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has joined forces with laboratory specialist BioGrad to support an exciting new research project that could help transform the future of regenerative medicine and cancer care across the UK. The initiative, now available through WUTH’s maternity service,...
read moreMike Fallon’s Journey from Building Surveyor to Emergency Medicine Doctor
Last updated on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is celebrating National Doctors' Day this Sunday, 30th March by sharing the inspiring journey of Dr Mike Fallon, an Emergency Medicine Registrar at Arrowe Park Hospital. Mike's path to medicine was anything but traditional. After leaving school, he had...
read moreMidwifery student praises maternity team in helping realise her dreams
Last updated on Wednesday, July 30, 2025
A student whose career path was inspired after becoming a teenage mum is using the wonderful gift of money left by her late mum to follow her dreams of becoming a midwife. Becki Edwards, 38 (pictured right), who gave birth at age 17, wants to use her experience to ensure people giving birth have...
read moreWirral Limb Centre’s First Multi-Grip Hand Patient: Julie Griffin’s Life-Changing Journey
Last updated on Thursday, February 20, 2025
A woman born with only one arm has had her life transformed thanks to groundbreaking prosthetic technology at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Julie Griffin, 54, who is a keen gardener, learned to function with only one hand but thanks to a ground-breaking policy from NHS England, she’s now...
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