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Haematology cancer

Last updated on Thursday, May 24, 2018

The Haematology teams for Wirral University Teaching Hospital and the Countess of Chester Hospital work closely together to provide specialist services to the population of Wirral and Chester. Our Trust has three Haematology Consultants, one Clinical Nurse Specialist for haematology and one Clin...

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Tag:   haemotology (1)     lymphoma (1)     leukaemia (1)     myeloid (1)     Hodgkin (1)     Non-hodgkin (1)     blood (14)     white blood cells (1)     red blood cells (1)     haemoglobin (1)    

Who can attend?

Last updated on Thursday, January 31, 2019

To attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation, patients must fulfill the following criteria: Have a respiratory diagnosis such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis or Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). Find themselves limited by breathlessness (e.g. climbing stairs or walking up...

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Tag:   pulmonary (1)     Pulmonary Rehabilitation (5)     lungs (6)     oxygen (9)     air (2)     COPD (7)     Interstitial (2)    

Smoking

Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Stopping smoking for just 4 weeks reduces your chance of getting a chest infection or wound infection and increases your chances of being able to get home sooner after your operation healthy and well. We know it isn’t an easy thing to do but there is help available.  Look at the NHS choices webs...

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Who should I talk to if I have any questions or concerns about my medicines?

Last updated on Wednesday, August 14, 2019

While you are an inpatient you can ask your nurse to arrange for a consultation with your dedicated ward pharmacy team. When you get home, you can speak to your local pharmacist. If they can't help or they think that you need to see your doctor, they will advise you to do that. Alternatively, if...

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October-November

Last updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Students spend time on the wards with medicines management technicians (MMT), completing training in medication history taking and counselling. Weekly dispensary slots are continued to enable the students to achieve their accuracy checking qualification.  Some time is also spent in stores and dis...

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Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home

Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...

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Positive results in CQC survey of maternity services

Last updated on Friday, February 18, 2022

A national survey of maternity services has produced positive results for maternity services at Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital, part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital. The Trust performance was reported as better than the majority of the 122 hospitals surveyed, in response to several q...

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