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High blood pressure

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

High blood pressure is a common condition. A temporary rise in blood pressure can occur in response to a stressful situation, such as a visit to the hospital so your blood pressure will need to be checked on several occasions before a diagnosis is made. Target is 140 or less for the top number,...

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Freedom of Information Request

Last updated on Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides any person with the right to obtain information held by Wirral University Teaching Hospital, subject to a number of exceptions.  To make a request under the Freedom of Information Act, please visit our Freedom of Information page.   Publicly availab...

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Palliative and End of Life Care

Last updated on Wednesday, October 29, 2025

What is Supportive and Palliative Care? Supportive and Palliative Care focuses on assessing the needs of patients and those close to them, to make sure what matters most to them is our priority too. The aim of palliative care is to maximise a person’s quality of life by treating and relieving sy...

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About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Bowel Cancer Screening

Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is a national screening programme coordinated by Public Health England. NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Most people in their 60s will have already received an invitation from the programme. Screening is for people without symptoms. If you are conc...

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Year 2 Student Doctors (Liverpool)

Last updated on Monday, November 24, 2025

Placement overview The Year 2 Clinical placement is an exciting, memorable, and sometimes daunting time. For many student doctors, this will be first time they have met with patients and future colleagues in a clinical environment. For others, who may be already qualified in a clinical professi...

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Mental health support available at NHS 111

Last updated on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS has announced today. The change means the NHS in England is one of the first countries in the world to offer access to a 24/7 full package of mental health crisis support through one single...

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