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Medical Director urges people to be ready for winter
Last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
The Medical Director at Wirral University Teaching Hospital is urging people in the community to be ready for winter. Dr Nikki Stevenson, Medical Director at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, is encouraging people to make health their priority and prepare themselves for the approaching colder...
read moreReferral via Ear, Nose and Throat - The Hearing Assessment Appointment
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
This appointment will last approximately 15 minutes. The audiologist will explain the procedure to. The procedures carried out during your appointment may feel slightly strange on occasion but they are entirely safe and do not cause any discomfort. The audiologist will look in your ears using an...
read moreLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) clinic
Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021
Men and women with any problems related to passing urine (referred to as Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) are seen in this clinic. They have an assessment by either a Urologist or a nurse specialist and have a flow test, bladder scan and symptom assessment questionnaires filled to clearly understand...
read moreGP referrals for the West Cheshire PCT area only - The Hearing Assessment Appointment
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Please note that Arrowe Park Hospital Audiology are no longer receiving GP referrals from the Wirral PCT area This appointment will last approximately 45 minutes. The audiologist will ask you about your hearing, explain the procedure to you and you will have an opportunity to ask questions. The...
read moreWhat is Tuberculosis (TB)?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill...
read moreHow is TB contracted
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
People get TB when they breathe in the TB bacteria, which are spread through the air. But most people won’t get ill because: TB bacteria are only in the air after someone with infectious TB coughs or sneezes. You need to spend many hours close to a person with infectious TB to breathe in enou...
read moreCancer Research
Last updated on Friday, May 24, 2024
Research is vital in order to provide evidence to improve treatment for patients within our care. We ask suitable patients to participate in different types of research. The types of research can vary from a clinical trial (to test a new drug or to test a licensed drug in a different way), to as...
read morePolcythemia vera (PV)
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
MITHRIDATE What is the study about? The aim of this research study is to test how safe and effective a drug called ruxolitinib is when treating patients with PV when compared to the current Best Available Therapy (BAT). Who can take part? People with high risk PV How do I take part? Pl...
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