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Arrowe Park Acute Stroke Unit
Last updated on Friday, January 12, 2018
Each year, an estimated 700 people in the Wirral and Cheshire area will suffer a stroke and be admitted to hospital. Our Stroke patients are brought in through our Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital as emergency cases and are directly admitted to the Acute Stroke Unit on Ward 23. Ward...
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Last updated on Thursday, January 31, 2019
To attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation, patients must fulfill the following criteria: Have a respiratory diagnosis such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis or Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). Find themselves limited by breathlessness (e.g. climbing stairs or walking up...
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Last updated on Monday, April 16, 2018
Our Lower Limb team hold weekly outpatient clinics at Victoria Central Health Centre. We know that our patients expect a service that is of a high quality but that is also delivered in a location that is convenient for them. A significant portion of the population we serve live in and around the...
read moreSmoking
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Stopping smoking for just 4 weeks reduces your chance of getting a chest infection or wound infection and increases your chances of being able to get home sooner after your operation healthy and well. We know it isn’t an easy thing to do but there is help available. Look at the NHS choices webs...
read moreWho should I talk to if I have any questions or concerns about my medicines?
Last updated on Wednesday, August 14, 2019
While you are an inpatient you can ask your nurse to arrange for a consultation with your dedicated ward pharmacy team. When you get home, you can speak to your local pharmacist. If they can't help or they think that you need to see your doctor, they will advise you to do that. Alternatively, if...
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Last updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Students spend time on the wards with medicines management technicians (MMT), completing training in medication history taking and counselling. Weekly dispensary slots are continued to enable the students to achieve their accuracy checking qualification. Some time is also spent in stores and dis...
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Last updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2019
From the beginning of May, trainees become clinically responsible for an increasing number of patients on a ward under supervision. Responsibility is also increased in the dispensary by managing work flow through ‘team leading’. This is to ensure that by the end of the pre-registration year, the...
read moreFor Research
Last updated on Thursday, May 30, 2024
Research is a hugely important part of the Trust's strategy to provide leading healthcare to our local population because it allows patients to receive new therapies. Watch this short video to find out why one of our patients wanted to take part in a research study. Please see the menus...
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