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Pharmacy Service

Last updated on Friday, August 16, 2019

At WUTH, our award-winning pharmacy team ensure that patients cared for in our hospitals have safe and effective medicines available to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have a strong team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, assistant technical officers and administrative staff to support...

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About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme

Last updated on Tuesday, June 24, 2025

At Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme we aim to provide and promote an efficient and effective, high quality breast screening service, to all eligible women, within a caring environment. Breast screening helps healthcare professionals to detect breast cancer at an early stage, which i...

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Screening programmes

Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025

Screening programmes are set up as a way of identifying people who appear healthy but may be at increased risk of a disease or condition. Identifying individuals through this process can determine whether they have the condition screened for. The affected person may then require further tests to...

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Trauma and Orthopaedics

Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital provide specialist treatment for disorders to limbs and joints. The type of treatment we offer can be for bone problems such as arthritis or for problems involving ligaments, muscles, tendons and other soft tissue. Our...

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Board Members and Senior Management

Last updated on Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Board of Directors is responsible for the effective running of our hospitals in line with set objectives and priorities. It also sets out the strategic direction of the Trust including the development of services and monitors the quality of these.  To help inform the strategic direction of t...

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Public and Patient involvement group

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

The department has an active group consisting of patients, doctors, nurses and clerical representatives who meet for 1 hour every alternate month to discuss all matters relating to the department, such as departmental information, efficient running and communication about our services, local serv...

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What are the symptoms of Lymphoedema?

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

The main symptom of lymphoedema is swelling in all or part of a limb or another part of the body. It can be difficult to fit into clothes, and jewellery and watches can feel tight. At first, the swelling may come and go. It may get worse during the day and go down overnight. Without treatment, i...

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