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Skin (dermatology) cancer
Last updated on Friday, May 24, 2024
The dermatology service has four consultant dermatologists, speciality doctors and rotating specialist registrars along a skin cancer clinical nurse specialist. The dermatology department is situated at Clatterbridge Hospital and has an out-patient department that provides outpatient clinics, m...
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 morePRINCIPLE – Platform trial of Interventions against COVID-19 in older people
Last updated on Friday, January 15, 2021
PRINCIPLE is a nationwide clinical study from the University of Oxford to find COVID-19 treatments for the over 50’s that can be taken at home. We are looking for medicines that can help people with COVID-19 symptoms get better quickly and stop them needing to go to hospital. PRINCIPLE is still...
read moreDr Gillian Rudduck appointed as new President of the College of Optometrists
Last updated on Saturday, May 4, 2024
The College of Optometrists welcomed Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom as their new College President at their 44th Annual General Meeting on 29th April 2024. Gillian has over 30 years of experience across optometry and is currently a Consultant Optometrist and Head of Eye Support at WUTH, managing a m...
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 moreHow to Access the Service
Last updated on Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Children's School Age team offer physiotherapy advice and intervention to child who: Live and have a registered GP in the Wirral Area Are between the ages of 4-16 Meet the referral criteria (Copy of this available at bottom of page) Referrals are usually made by health professionals,...
read moreInpatient surgery
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
It’s very important that you play an active role in your recovery while following the advice and guidance of your clinical team. Depending on what surgery you are having, complete recovery may take many weeks. Don’t worry if some days go better than others, as this is normal. The following steps...
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