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British Sign Language
Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Within the Patient Experience Strategy, there exists a dedicated Deaf Awareness initiative overseen by the Inclusive Promise Group. The chair of the Deaf Awareness group is Tony Probbing. During Deaf Awareness Week, we collaborated with the Merseyside Society for Deaf People (MSDP) to offer inva...
read moreVictoria Central Health Centre
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Audiology and Hearing Aid Department is located on the 1st Floor. Either: Take the lift to the 1st Floor; As you leave the lift, walk straight ahead towards the stairs and move to the seating area to the Right of the stairs as you see it from the Lifts. Or Take the stairs to the 1st Floor...
read moreMarine Lake Medical Centre, West Kirby Concourse
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
To find the Audiology and Hearing Aid Department, please ask at reception for directions to Room 12. Batteries Only - Hearing Aid Record Book ( Brown Book ) required If you only require Batteries and no other repair / attention, an appointment is not necessary; batteries are available from Mon...
read moreWhen to visit a pharmacy
Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019
Pharmacists and chemists play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients. Working in the community, primary care and hospitals, pharmacists use their clinical expertise together with their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by patients and members of th...
read moreVolunteers
Last updated on Thursday, March 28, 2024
Make a difference this year Enhance patient experiences at WUTH! At Wirral University Teaching Hospital, we have dedicated volunteers that are here to help you. All our incredible volunteers make a real difference in our Trust. Do you want to help the Patient Experience Strategy? We are look...
read morePlanning to get you home
Last updated on Thursday, February 22, 2024
We know that patients recover best at home, so that’s why we start planning for your return home as soon as you arrive in hospital. If you come in to stay overnight with us, we'll issue you with a ‘Ticket Home’ which details all the conversations that you’ll have while you're with us, that will...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
read moreColposcopy Unit
Last updated on Monday, February 24, 2025
Colposcopy is a detailed examination of the cervix using a special microscope called a colposcope. It is required as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Program to investigate women who have had abnormal cervical smears and to help decide if treatment is needed. Most women who have an abnormal sm...
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