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From fainting student to clinical lead: Consultant welcomes 70 Students to WUTH’s Intromed Week
Last updated on Friday, July 18, 2025
A senior doctor who once fainted during her medical work experience at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has welcomed 70 students to the very programme that helped cement the path to her own medical career. Sally Pennington, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Cancer Lead at WU...
read moreHealthcare options in Wirral for Bank Holiday Monday 31 May 2021
Last updated on Friday, May 28, 2021
If you’re feeling unwell over the bank holiday and need urgent advice or treatment from a health professional, there are a number of healthcare options available. Health information and advice The best place to get accurate health information is the NHS website. The NHS website has information...
read morePlan for the future of your care with a Lasting Power of Attorney
Last updated on Thursday, October 26, 2023
It is always important to think about planning for the future to give yourself give peace of mind. When considering your health and welfare, lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) ensure you remain in control when it matters most. It’s estimated that by next the year 2040, 9.1 million people will be...
read moreAdvanced Life Support (ALS)
Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
The Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support (ALS) course was launched 1993. It is a standardised national course teaching evidence-based resuscitation guidelines and skills to healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The ALS course has also been adopted by the European Resuscitati...
read moreYoungest Non-Executive Director in the NHS appointed at Wirral Trusts
Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The youngest Non-Executive Director in the NHS has been appointed at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Wirral Community Health and Care. Haris Sultan, 23, has been announced as the new Joint Non-Executive Director for the two Trusts and has big ambitions for his new role. He said: “I want...
read moreAudiology / Hearing Aids
Last updated on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Audiology is the area of medicine related to hearing, balance, and related disorders. We treat people with hearing loss and attempt to prevent others experiencing hearing damage. We use various tests to determine whether someone can hear within the normal range. If not, we try to determine the fr...
read moreWhy do people feel chronic / persistent pain? (long term pain)
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
We know that many patients who come to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service have been experiencing pain for longer than 3 months. We are also aware that many patients have had long journeys before being referred to this service, being sent for lots of medical investigations, which might still be on...
read moreHospital at Home
Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
The Children’s Hospital at Home Team consists of a group of experienced Children’s Nurses providing acute nursing care in the child’s home. The service is intended for children who could be nursed at home for all or part of their illness. Following admission to hospital, children who require furt...
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