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Managing pain
Last updated on Monday, March 8, 2021
Managing Pain The old-fashioned treatment for generalised joint & muscle pain, also known as chronic pain, was bed rest for weeks or months on end. We now know this is the worst possible approach. Exercise and continuing to work are key to recovery. Resting all day may not always be the bes...
read moreAnaesthetics
Last updated on Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Wirral University Teaching Hospital Anaesthetic department has been recognised again for providing the highest standards of patient care. The department has received the prestigious Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) from the Royal College of Anaesthetists for a second time in 20...
read moreEndoscopy
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
What is an Endoscopy? Upper endoscopy enables us to look inside your oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover: the reason for swallowing difficulties nausea vomiting reflux bleeding indigestion abdominal pain chest p...
read moreCardiology (Heart)
Last updated on Thursday, December 14, 2023
What we do If you are a patient of our Cardiology Service, you may have been referred to us by your GP or you may have come through our Emergency Department Common heart problems include angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation or bradycardia. We...
read moreJoint School
Last updated on Monday, April 16, 2018
What we do Joint School is a service specifically for people who are about to undergo a hip or knee replacement. It focuses on patient education and lets you know what to expect through the various steps you will experience, from preparing for admission through to recovery at home. You should h...
read moreWhen to visit A&E
Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Accident and Emergency (A&E) department or Emergency Department at hospital is for major, life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Major A&E departments offer access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, although not every hospital has an A&E department. A&E departments assess and...
read moreBirchwood Residential Treatment Centre
Last updated on Monday, August 20, 2018
Expert Team Staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled nurses, substance misuse workers and peer support mentors. Birchwood offers a unique blend of clinical and therapeutic support to help each individual to achieve his or her recovery goal, and find solutions to substance use. Ove...
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