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New Joint Chair and Chief Executive arrangements
Last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) are pleased to announce the appointments of Sir David Henshaw as Joint Chair and Janelle Holmes as Joint Chief Executive. The appointments follow the conclusion and re...
read moreSmall breast cancer surgery
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
The SMALL Study The study will compare open surgery with a minimally invasive technique called vacuum-assisted excision for the treatment of small breast cancers found at breast screening. Such small breast cancers have usually been treated with open surgery. The 2012 UK Breast Screening Revi...
read moreFollicular lymphoma
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
PETReA What is the study about? The study is trying to improve treatment for people with follicular lymphoma who need drug treatment for the first time. The study is using a type of body scan called PET-CT to split patients into two groups based on how long their disease is likely to stay aw...
read moreUrogynaecology
Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025
UROGYNAECOLOGY We offer a comprehensive service for women of all ages who suffer with problems such as bladder incontinence and prolapse of the genital organs and work in tandem with the Wirral Integrated Continence Service. Patients suffering with bladder incontinence and prolapse of the...
read moreDiabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)
Last updated on Monday, March 17, 2025
Click here to find your nearest screening site If you have diabetes and you're aged 12 or over, you'll get a letter every 1 or 2 years asking you to have diabetic eye screening. If you have gestational diabetes, which is often a temporary condition, you will not be invited for diabetic eye sc...
read moreColonoscopy
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
A colonoscopy allows us to look inside the entire large intestine. The procedure enables our specialists to see things such as inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers. It is most often used to look for early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum. It is also used to look for causes of unex...
read moreCarers Support
Last updated on Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Wirral University Teaching Hospital, recognises and appreciates the vital role Carers play in the life of all of our patients and we have joined the Regional Carers Passport scheme, We want to promote a culture that recognises Carers and their needs within our hospital. The Carers Passport will...
read moreWhere are they now?
Last updated on Sunday, June 24, 2018
NAME: Niki Barr WHERE SHE STARTED Business Administration Apprentice, Accident and Emergency DepartmentAt the age of 19 Niki was looking forward to a career with the NHS. She worked through an apprenticeship in Business and Administration in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Wirral U...
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