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Medication
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Continue to take your regular medications with a sip of water unless specifically told not to. If you are diabetic or taking anti-coagulants (blood thinners) you will receive additional information about these. Information is available on the document at the foot of this page. Please bring an...
read moreKeeping the smallest patients warm
Last updated on Thursday, August 26, 2021
Wirral University Teaching Hospital has recycled disused heated mattresses from its Neonatal Unit by donating them to help small animals at Chester Zoo. The baby-sized heated mattresses were no longer suitable for poorly premature babies on the Neonatal Unit at Wirral Women and Children’s Hospit...
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Last updated on Monday, July 21, 2025
In this section you will find news items about Wirral University Teaching Hospital's research and innovation activities. July 2025 - Breakthrough research using umbilical cord donations at Wirral maternity unit May 2025 - Hope, Healing and Discovery: WUTH Marks International Clinical Tr...
read moreWhat type of shoe is best to raise/modify?
Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Enclosed shoes with a secure fastening (laces or Velcro) are best suited to be adapted. Shoes with a reasonable sole and heel material depth, a plain wedge-type sole unit of a firm density material, and trainers without air bubbles, are suitable styles. Avoid shoes with welt stitching through th...
read moreEndometriosis
Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Our Women and Children’s Hospital provides a specialist Endometriosis Service. Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those that line the womb grow elsewhere in the body, which can lead to inflammation and a complex set of symptoms, most commonly but not limited to pelvic pain. End...
read moreUse NHS 111 Online ahead of bank holiday and industrial action
Last updated on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Public urged to use NHS 111 Online ahead of bank holiday weekend and busy period of industrial action Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend - with subsequent days of industrial action like...
read moreTrust Announced as HSJ Patient Safety Awards Finalists
Last updated on Friday, June 23, 2023
Wirral University Teaching Hospital has been shortlisted for a HSJ Patient Safety Award for a project helping adults with autism who are undergoing elective surgery. The Trust has been shortlisted in the Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year category of the awards for its Supporting Treat...
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Last updated on Friday, March 21, 2025
We have a purpose-built Research and Innovation Centre at Clatterbridge General Hospital. We conduct research at both hospital sites (Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge General Hospital). Some studies invite participants to attend our research unit at Clatterbridge. This centre is for out...
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