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Community - Continuing Care Service
Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
The service offers community support to children with complex health needs from 0-19 years, with various levels of dependency. The level of support offered is based around the individual needs of the child and family. The aim of a support package is to assist mum, dad, families and carers in th...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
read moreProfessor Chris Bentley, Joint Non Executive Director
Last updated on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Chris was appointed Joint Non-Executive Director for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in August 2025. Previous to this, Chris held the position of Non-Executive Director at WCHC since 2019. Ch...
read moreTuberculosis (TB) Service
Last updated on Friday, February 13, 2026
What we do The Wirral TB Service provides a community-based service to patients with a diagnosis of TB to facilitate self-management and minimise the need for hospital admission. We care for the majority of our patients in the community with home visits and support. The Service also provides e...
read moreWelcome to our Research and Innovation Site
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
For Patients For Researchers Meet the TeamFind Us Research is a hugely important part of the Trust's strategy to provide leading healthcare to our local population because it allows patients to receive new treatments. Watch this short video to find out why one of our patients wanted t...
read moreCall 4 Concern (Martha's Rule)
Last updated on Thursday, April 17, 2025
Martha's Rule: Detecting Deterioration You know yourself or your loved one better than anyone. If you’re worried about a health condition getting worse, talk to us. What is Martha's Rule? We have introduced Martha’s Rule to help spot any unexpected signs of deterioration early and give you the...
read moreHome Oxygen Therapy
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Home oxygen is prescribed for patients who have low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) which is a symptom of many lung conditions, some heart conditions and occasionally other more rare conditions. The oxygen helps protect vital organs (for example, the heart, the kidneys, the brain, etc.)...
read moreAdmissions to Clatterbridge Hospital
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Your day will start in either the Leverhulme Day Surgery unit, Ward M2 Surgery or M2 Orthopaedics. Your admission letter will state what time you should arrive and where to go. After you have registered you will wait in the reception area and you will be taken into the unit/ward. You will be see...
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