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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...
read moreResults of the Friends and Family Test Cards
Last updated on Tuesday, March 12, 2024
What is Friends and Family Test (FFT)? The FFT is a quick anonymous survey that allows patients to give feedback on NHS services they have received. It asks "Overall, how was your experience of our service?" with responses ranging from very good to very poor. Patients can also leave comments exp...
read moreChronic kidney disease
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? The EASi-KIDNEY study is testing whether a new medication, currently called BI 690517, can help slow down the progression of kidney disease or reduce the risk of heart disease. The medication is being tested in combination with an existing, well-known treatment call...
read moreVitamin D for dialysis patients
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? This study will test whether “natural” vitamin D (called colecalciferol, and made by the body when sunlight falls on the skin) improves the health of patients on dialysis treatment. Who can take part? Patients who are undergoing dialysis at the hospital. What...
read moreMyeloid Leukaemia
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
PROPEL What is the study about? Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts (MDS-EB2) is extremely challenging and patients often feel very tired (fatigued) have low mood, poor nutrition and be unable to do any exercise. Programmes that help pa...
read moreManaging pain
Last updated on Friday, December 6, 2024
Managing Pain The old-fashioned treatment for generalised joint & muscle pain, also known as chronic pain, was bed rest for weeks or months on end. We now know this is the worst possible approach. Exercise and continuing to work are key to recovery. Resting all day may not always be the bes...
read moreRunning into 2025
Last updated on Monday, January 6, 2025
As 2025 begins, many people across Wirral are setting health and fitness goals, aiming to turn over a new leaf after the indulgence of Christmas. Dr Martin Pritchard-Howarth, a consultant at Arrowe Park Hospital, and a passionate triathlete, offers practical advice to help you get moving, stay m...
read moreAbout the Wirral Chronic Pain Service
Last updated on Friday, October 24, 2025
How does this service help patients manage pain? This service takes a holistic view of you and your pain using the biopsychosocial model. This means we look at how biological factors (e.g. sleep, diet, injury, medicine, other health conditions), psychological factors (emotions, th...
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