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The 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...
read morePneumonia
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...
read moreWhen to visit a pharmacy
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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 moreChildren's School Age Physiotherapy Team
Last updated on Wednesday, February 4, 2026
The School Age Community Physiotherapy Team works with children and young people who have physical difficulties that impact their daily life, learning, and participation at school and home. We aim to enhance independence and improve quality of life by optimising movement and function in children...
read moreTop marks in CQC Patient Experience Survey
Last updated on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Arrowe Park Hospital gets top marks in CQC national Urgent and Emergency Care CQC Patient Experience Survey (2022) Doctors, nurses and support staff in the Emergency Department (ED) at Wirral University Hospital (WUTH), which has its main Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital, received a...
read moreInnovative care bags transform hospital experience for sensory needs patients
Last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) is transforming the hospital experience for patients with sensory needs with its new, innovative care bag initiative. Launched to support patients in the emergency department (ED) and admission units, this initiative is designed t...
read moreAutism ‘experts by experience’ deliver neurodiversity training to hospital staff during Autism Acceptance Month
Last updated on Friday, May 2, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has teamed up with local charities to provide training sessions on autism and other neurodivergent conditions to its staff. The training workshops have been launched during World Autism Acceptance Month which raises awareness and acceptance of autism,...
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