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Come and meet some of our apprentices
Last updated on Wednesday, February 13, 2019
NAME: Ethan BriscoeROLE: Apprentice Laboratory Technician DEPT: Microbiology COURSE: Laboratory & Science Technicians What made you apply for this apprenticeship? I wanted a job as soon as I had left school as I wanted to earn money whilst gaining qualifications and my sister introduc...
read moreWhat 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...
read moreHidden Disabilities
Last updated on Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Hidden Disabilities Task & Finish Group was created in October 2023, with an initial objective of improving our accessible toilet facilities. Since then, the group has expanded its scope and ambition to respond to feedback raised by our patients and staff with a hidden disability as we...
read moreWhere can I find out more useful information?
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The below leaflets offer some useful tips and information of coping with hearing loss or the hearing loss of a friend or loved one.
read moreHow can the COPD sessions help me?
Last updated on Saturday, February 24, 2018
The COPD nurses based at the service are able to help patients with: Information about their condition Information about inhalers and inhaler technique Information and assessment for nebulisers What to do when a patient has a flare up (exacerbation) and how to spot the early warning signs o...
read moreHow Jim Helped Juliet Overcome the Challenges of Vision Loss
Last updated on Friday, February 21, 2025
As National Walk Your Dog Day approaches on 22nd February, Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is shining a light on an inspiring story of resilience and companionship. Juliet McShane, 51, who has lived with significant vision loss for over three decades, found a renewed sense of confiden...
read moreCOPD, Pulmonary Rehabilitation & Oxygen Service
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Based at Willow House at Clatterbridge Hospital the COPD, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen Service offers a specialist multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). A comprehensive home oxygen assessment and review servic...
read moreChronic Lung Disease
Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The service provides care to babies, children and their families, who require oxygen therapy at home. Oxygen saturation studies are undertaken at home for children presenting symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea. The service managers the BCG programme for neonates and children who fall into the...
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