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CT Scans - Computerised Tomography

Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018

A CT scan is carried out using a special x-ray machine. It produces a cross-section (or slice) of the body. The scanner consists of a ‘doughnut-shaped’ structure which you pass through. This is called a gantry. A narrow beam of x-rays is produced from the gantry which passes through the body. Im...

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Anaemia

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

Anaemia happens when the number of healthy red blood cells in your body is too low. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all of the body’s tissues, so a low red blood cell count indicates that the amount of oxygen in your blood is lower than it should be.  Anaemia can be due to many causes but a commo...

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Life's Sweet Challenge

Last updated on Thursday, November 14, 2024

On World Diabetes Day (14th Nov), we meet Stephanie Gisborne, a diabetes nurse at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, who not only battles type 1 diabetes personally but also empowers her daughter and patients to thrive despite the condition.  Stephanie Gisborne is a dedicated diabetes nurse wh...

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When to see sexual health services

Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Sexual health services are free and available to everyone, regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation. If you have a disability and have special requirements, or if English is not your first language, you should make arrangements in advance. Who offers sexual health services a...

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Practice Educational Facilitator

Last updated on Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Practice educational facilitators ensure the provision of high quality learning environments for all pre and post registration students within our Trust. They assist in ensuring that every student receives an outstanding clinical placement experience, which meets both quality assurance standards...

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Is pain all in my head?

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Well, yes it is, but not in the way that perhaps you feel it is. All pain responses involve the brain and central nervous system. The brain takes in lots of information, including information sent from all over our body, and works out how to respond. Pain is a response our brain generates to sign...

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Order repeat prescriptions and use 111 online ahead of Bank Holiday

Last updated on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Public urged to order repeat prescriptions and use NHS 111 Online ahead of bank holiday weekend and period of industrial action Health leaders are urging members of the public to order repeat prescriptions early and use NHS 111 Online for non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of the early May ban...

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