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Marine 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...

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Renal Services at Clatterbridge Hospital

Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018

The Clatterbridge Dialysis Unit is located in Clatterbridge Hospital in Bebington, situated in the main building next to Wirral Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. Since August 2008 the unit has been run in partnership with Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The Unit has ten stations and t...

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Tag:   renal (5)     dialysis (3)     haemodialysis (4)     haemodiafiltration (3)     Neurological (1)     kidney (8)     clatterbridge (13)    

Assistant and Trainee Assistant Practitioners

Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

An Assistant Practitioner (AP) is a health and social care worker who delivers health and social care to patients with a level of knowledge and skill beyond that of the traditional healthcare assistant or support worker. They are qualified to deliver elements of health and social care and underta...

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Tag:   Assistant (1)     Practitioners (1)     academic (1)     health (12)     social (4)     course (7)     level (1)     conduct (1)     Preceptorship (2)    

What is Tuberculosis (TB)?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill...

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Tag:   Tuberculosis (5)     TB (5)     immune (1)     chest (5)     weakness (1)     fatigue (1)     cough (3)     fever (1)     x-ray (13)    

Karl Hunter, Research Nurse

Last updated on Friday, August 30, 2024

As a research nurse, Karl Hunter has been in nursing for 13 years, with two and a half of them at WUTH. “I knew I wanted to work in healthcare”, he said. “Hospitals seemed like magical places where wonderful things happened. When I looked at the nursing prospectus, it was clear there were lots...

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The NHS Friends and Family Test

Last updated on Sunday, June 24, 2018

We want to make sure that you have the best possible experience of care with us. So it’s extremely important that you let us know how well we're performing. The NHS Friends and Family Test is an easy-to-understand question that we are asking our patients. Why is the NHS Friends and Family Test i...

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Tag:   health communications (1)     friends (2)     family (1)     feedback (28)     our service (2)     patients (5)    

Managing pain

Last updated on Friday, December 6, 2024

Managing Pain The old-fashioned treatment for generalised joint & muscle pain, also known as chronic pain, was bed rest for weeks or months on end. We now know this is the worst possible approach. Exercise and continuing to work are key to recovery. Resting all day may not always be the bes...

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Order repeat prescriptions ahead of Easter bank holiday

Last updated on Monday, March 18, 2024

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside are being asked to plan ahead for the Easter bank holiday weekend (29 March – 1 April) by ordering any repeat prescriptions they might need early. The NHS is advising that repeat prescriptions should be ordered at least seven working days ahead of the bank...

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