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COPD

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term for a group of lung conditions (for example, chronic bronchitis and emphysema) and can lead to damaged, 'obstructed', airways. The symptoms are usually a combination of: Increased breathlessness, especially when moving around Persistent c...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     PR (8)     Pulmonary (10)     oxygen (9)     physiotherapists (3)     bronchitis (1)     emphysema (1)     smoking (4)    

Maternity team highlights the harmful effects of drinking in pregnancy

Last updated on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Staff from the maternity team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are calling attention to the serious risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its impact on unborn babies. Partnering with Wirral Council’s Public Health department, the team engaged with expectant parents in th...

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Prehabilitation

Last updated on Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Pre-operative rehabilitation, otherwise known as Prehabilitation or Prehab, is best described as a form of healthcare, which starts before a planned medical or surgical intervention, to reduce the impact of that intervention on patients’ overall health and reduce recovery time. Prehabilitation in...

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How To Halve Your Risk of a Heart Attack In a Year

Last updated on Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Quitting smoking can dramatically improve your health, with one of the most significant benefits being a 50% reduction in your risk of a heart attack after just one year. As Dylan Edwards, a senior clinician, and Smoke Free Strategic Lead for Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) said: “The...

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Information for Parents on Strep A

Last updated on Wednesday, December 7, 2022

There are lots of viruses that cause sore throats, colds and coughs circulating, especially over winter. These usually resolve without needing any special medical treatment or medicines. However, children can occasionally develop a bacterial infection on top of a viral infection and that can make...

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Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support (ALS) course was launched 1993. It is a standardised national course teaching evidence-based resuscitation guidelines and skills to healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The ALS course has also been adopted by the European Resuscitati...

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Tag:   ALS (1)     ERC (1)     Resuscitation (5)     CPR (2)     cardiac (3)    

Vitamin 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...

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