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Diabetes Smart
Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Diabetes Smart is a free course to support local people living with type 1 and 2 diabetes provided by Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The free course is facilitated by trained professionals. It’s an opportunity for people to learn about making positive lifestyle changes an...
read moreOrthotics
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025
The Orthotic Service at the Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides both in-patient and out-patient orthotic care across Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge Hospital sites including the Wirral Limb Centre. We are an in-house service directly employing our own NHS HC...
read moreConsent
Last updated on Thursday, July 11, 2024
To enhance our consent process and ensure compliance with national standards for obtaining patient consent, as well as to support patient decision-making regarding their treatment, several departments at Wirral University Teaching Hospital are implementing a new digital consent application develo...
read morePlan for the future of your care with a Lasting Power of Attorney
Last updated on Thursday, October 26, 2023
It is always important to think about planning for the future to give yourself give peace of mind. When considering your health and welfare, lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) ensure you remain in control when it matters most. It’s estimated that by next the year 2040, 9.1 million people will be...
read moreWUTH Launches Digital Pledge Wall for No Smoking Day
Last updated on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
To mark No Smoking Day on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) encouraged staff, patients, and visitors to commit to a smoke-free future through a digital pledge wall, reinforcing this year’s theme: “Take Back Your Life.” The pledge wall, accessible online and sh...
read moreArrowe Park Champions a Smoke-Free Future
Last updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024
On 1st October, Arrowe Park Hospital hosted a Stoptober stand, offering a unique opportunity for patients, staff, and visitors to receive expert smoking cessation advice and free Carbon Monoxide testing. Stoptober is a national campaign encouraging smokers to quit for 28 days in October, aiming t...
read moreMeet the Chair
Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024
Meet Tony Probbing, Tony has over 25 years of experience in the NHS, starting out as an occupational therapist. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide range of therapy and AHP professions, as well as specialist clinic areas such as critical care. Patient-centred care has always been h...
read morePrehabilitation
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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