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Who can attend?

Last updated on Thursday, January 31, 2019

To attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation, patients must fulfill the following criteria: Have a respiratory diagnosis such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis or Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). Find themselves limited by breathlessness (e.g. climbing stairs or walking up...

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Tag:   pulmonary (1)     Pulmonary Rehabilitation (5)     lungs (4)     oxygen (9)     air (2)     COPD (7)     Interstitial (2)    

Why have I received an appointment for the COPD sessions?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

GPs, practice nurses, community nurses and hospital staff are the main people who will ask us to see patient's with COPD for help and advice.  This will usually be discussed with you before the referral is made. Many patient's with COPD have been admitted to hospital with an exacerbation and the...

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Tag:   appointment (26)     classes (5)     join (1)     register (3)     COPD (7)     lung (10)     breathe (4)     breath (2)    

Useful Contacts

Last updated on Sunday, April 22, 2018

OPP (Older Peoples Parliament) This group was established in January 2007 and works closely with the council, particularly adult social services.  The membership is around 1500 and increases each month.  They aim to support the older person of the Wirral and help deal with issues that affect us...

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Tag:   diversity (3)     beliefs (1)     culture (1)     ethnicity (1)     gender (2)     sexuality (2)     age (5)     religion (6)     ability (1)     disability (6)    

Early Supported Discharge

Last updated on Friday, January 12, 2018

This service aims to facilitate the transition home from hospital following a stroke. The team are able to provide intensive rehabilitation in a patient’s home and patients could be seen up to five times a week by therapists as part of a seven day service. ESD is an alternative to inpatient reh...

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Tag:   support (25)     discharge (9)     stroke (9)     brain (4)     blood (10)     clot (2)     bleed (2)    

Weight management

Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Being overweight puts stress on all your body’s organs especially your heart.  It increases your chances of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, breathing problems and stroke.  It also increases your chances of having complications after surgery such as blood clots, chest infections and difficulty br...

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Contact Us

Last updated on Friday, April 19, 2024

‘If you have any ideas of how we could improve our service please let us know.  We welcome comments good and bad, as we wish to provide the best service possible and your feedback will help us to do that. To request and or change your appointment please use the How to Request (&/or Change) a...

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Genetics in critically-ill patients

Last updated on Thursday, August 8, 2024

GenOMICC Study   What is the study about? Infectious diseases and severe injuries affect millions of people around the world every year. Most cases are mild, but some people become very unwell. Our genes (or DNA) determine how vulnerable we are to critical illness. If we could find the genes...

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Tag:   ITU (4)     intensive (4)     care (24)     DNA (1)     Genetics (1)     study (7)     critical (5)     illness (2)     GenOMICC (1)    

Children's Ward

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

The Children’s Ward consists of both medical and surgical beds. The ward can provide a total of 32 beds including an Emergency Room, two High Dependency rooms and a treatment room. With 16 individual rooms and four bays. A bed will be allocated according to your child’s age and condition. The ch...

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Tag:   children (16)     child (12)     ward (9)     inpatient (4)     stay (1)     hospital stay (3)     visiting (4)     ELPAS (1)     Dependency (1)     Emergency (2)     A&E (6)     accident (5)