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Emergency Department
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025
In a life threatening emergency, phone 999 for an ambulance to take you straight to the Emergency Department (ED). The ED at Arrowe Park Hospital is for patients with major injuries, life threatening illnesses and urgent medial emergencies. Emergency services are very busy and you should only at...
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Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Pre-operative assessments are performed at both Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. Your appointment letter will inform you which hospital you are booked in for your assessment. At Arrowe Park, the pre-operative assessment unit is situated in clinic 9 within the main outpatients on the gro...
read moreWhen to use a Walk-in Centre
Last updated on Friday, August 11, 2023
Walk-in Centres (WiC) are nurse-led facilities that provide assessment, treatment and advice for minor injuries and illnesses including: infection and rashes emergency contraception and advice bruises burns and strains coughs, colds and flu-like symptoms sore throats and earache hayfever...
read moreProfessor Simon Rogers has been appointed WUTH’s new Lead for Clinical Research
Last updated on Friday, September 30, 2022
Professor Simon Rogers has been appointed Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH)'s new Lead for Clinical Research. Simon joined WUTH in May 2022. He is very keen to build the research portfolio at WUTH to give us a local and national profile as well as improving care for all our patients....
read moreAcute Oncology
Last updated on Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Acute Oncology Team (AOT) ensures that cancer patients who are admitted to our hospital have optimal management of their treatment, or cancer related complication, with timely discharge and onward referral to oncology/palliative care services. If a patient presents with a new cancer diagnosi...
read moreEndoscopy
Last updated on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Arrowe Park Hospital's Endoscopy Unit is a state-of-the-art facility that provides a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to patients. Equipped with the latest technology and staffed by highly skilled professionals, the unit is committed to delivering the highest standard of care to pa...
read moreMay Marks the Fight Against Skin Cancer: WUTH’s Call to Action for Prevention and Early Detection
Last updated on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
As May ushers in its balmy days, it also casts a spotlight on the pressing issue of skin cancer. The observance of Skin Cancer Awareness Month is a timely reminder for us to prioritise prevention and early detection. Cancer Research UK's alarming statistics reveal that melanoma skin cancer diagn...
read moreGastro-Intestinal Services
Last updated on Friday, May 17, 2024
Our Gastro-Intestinal Service includes both colorectal/lower gastro-intestinal (LGI) and upper gastro-intestinal surgery (UGI). We incorporate a joint medical and surgical approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastro-intestinal diseases including cancer. The UGI service is prov...
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