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How can the COPD sessions help me?

Last updated on Saturday, February 24, 2018

The COPD nurses based at the service are able to help patients with: Information about their condition Information about inhalers and inhaler technique Information and assessment for nebulisers What to do when a patient has a flare up (exacerbation) and how to spot the early warning signs o...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     Chronic (2)     obstructive (1)     Pulmonary (10)     respiratory (5)     breathe (4)     lung disease (3)    

Foot & Ankle

Last updated on Monday, April 16, 2018

The Foot & Ankle service treats patients with many conditions relating to the area. The team consists of: 3 full time and 1 part time consultant surgeons 2 clinical fellows 1 advanced nurse practitioner A small example of the conditions treated are: bunions foot deformity osteoar...

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Tag:   bunions (1)     foot (3)     deformity (1)     osteoarthritis (1)     trauma (6)    

What footwear is best for accommodating an Orthosis?

Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020

It may be necessary to change your chosen style of footwear if your orthosis is to be effective. Shoes or boots should have a strong, wide, supportive base. Any shoes with a heel higher than three centimetres are generally unsuitable for use, as are most types of slip-on and court shoes, as they...

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Genetics in critically-ill patients

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

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 (25)     DNA (1)     Genetics (1)     study (6)     critical (5)     illness (2)     GenOMICC (1)    

Neston Clinic, Mellock Lane

Last updated on Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The Hearing Aid Department at Neston Clinic is open every Tuesday afternoon by appointment only. If you have booked an appointment, Please come in, take a seat and wait to be called through.   Batteries Only - Hearing Aid Record Book ( Brown Book ) required If you only require Batteries and no...

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Screening programmes

Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026

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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Tag:   screening (15)     tests (2)     scans (1)     advice (8)     support (27)    

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026

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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Tag:   Trauma (1)     Orthopaedics (1)     limb (2)     joint (3)     knee (2)     hip (2)     shoulder (1)     neck (4)     spine (2)     ankle (2)     foot (3)     hand (3)     bones (2)    

What we spend and how we spend it

Last updated on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

To view the Annual Report and Accounts please see the document library at the foot of the page. Agenda for Change pay and banding structures can be viewed on the NHS Employers website. Please click here We recognise that as a NHS organisation funded by the public purse we have a duty to be...

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Tag:   spend (2)     spending (1)     money (4)     finance (3)