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What is a COPD exacerbation?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

An exacerbation is a flare up of COPD symptoms.  The signs can include: Increased breathlessness (more than usual) Reduced walking distance Increase in coughing Changes in the amount/colour/thickness of phlegm Chest feeling tight New or increased wheeze If there two or more of these sy...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     Chronic (2)     disease (4)     lung disease (3)     oxygen (9)     breathing (5)    

Hayley Kendall, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Deputy Chief Executive

Last updated on Tuesday, August 5, 2025

New WUTH Chief Operating Officer (COO) Hayley Kendall joined from the beginning of January 2022 from her previous COO role at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH). Hayley is coming back to WUTH after six years away from the Trust. Prior to the COO role at LHCH, Hayley was Divisional Head of...

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Wirral Women and Children's Hospital

Last updated on Friday, December 27, 2024

Based on our Arrowe Park site, Wirral Women and Children's Hospital offers an integrated and comprehensive service for women and children. We offer a full range of inpatient, outpatient, day case and community services.  If you are a patient or a visitor to Wirral Women and Children's Hospital,...

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Tag:   wirral (7)     children (16)     women (4)     women's (6)     child (12)     baby (6)     babies (5)    

Bereavement

Last updated on Monday, December 9, 2024

Firstly, may we offer our sympathy to you, your family and friends during this very sad time. Please find below some information to assist you. What we do The Bereavement Services team aims to ensure that the families of patients who have passed away in our hospital are cared for from the poin...

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Tag:   death (2)     Bereavement (1)     loss (3)     in your loss (1)     funeral (1)     arrangements (1)     support (25)     help (6)     register (3)    

Infection Prevention and Control

Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is everybody’s business within our hospitals. We have a strong commitment and dedication to protect our patients, visitors and staff from avoidable infection. We’re proud of our performance over the last few years in achieving significant reduction in infec...

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Tag:   infection (3)     prevention (2)     MRSA (3)     cDiff (2)     IPC (2)     Hygiene (1)     Clostridium difficile (1)     clean (1)     health (12)     soap (1)     antibacterial (1)     spread (1)     dirty (1)    

Vascular Surgery

Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025

From 1 April 2018, The Countess of Chester Hospital operates and manages Vascular services across Wirral, West Cheshire and Warrington. This is the result of a joint decision made by the executive teams from the Countess, Warrington & Halton Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospital at a...

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Tag:   Vascular (1)     Endovascular (1)     Arterial (1)     LiVES (1)     SMArt (1)