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New dialysis ward opens at Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Last updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2023

A £2.8 million investment has created a new space for the treatment of dialysis at Wirral University Treatment Hospital to transform patient care. The new Dialysis Unit has been relocated and upgraded with new ward spaces, side rooms, and waiting areas, improving patient experience. Dialysis is...

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Home Oxygen Therapy

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Home oxygen is prescribed for patients who have low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) which is a symptom of many lung conditions, some heart conditions and occasionally other more rare conditions.  The oxygen helps protect vital organs (for example, the heart, the kidneys, the brain, etc.)...

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Tag:   Oxygen Therapy (3)     lung (10)     breath (2)     breathe (4)     Pulmonary Rehabilitation (5)     hypoxia (1)    

Acute Oncology

Last updated on Thursday, April 6, 2023

The Acute Oncology Team (AOT) ensures that cancer patients who are admitted to our hospital have optimal management of their treatment, or cancer related complication, with timely discharge and onward referral to oncology/palliative care services. If a patient presents with a new cancer diagnosi...

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Tag:   Acute (2)     cancer (21)     oncology (4)     specialist (5)     tumour (4)    

Lung infections

Last updated on Thursday, August 8, 2024

REMAP-CAP   What is the study about? COVID-19, flu, and pneumonia (lung infection) are all important current health problems. Current treatments for these are based on previous research used in international guidelines that help doctors to choose the best care. As new treatments become avail...

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Tag:   remapcap (1)     remap-cap (1)     remap cap (1)     pneumonia (1)     intensive (4)     care (24)     ITU (4)     trial (5)     COVID-19 (1)     flu (2)     influenzia (1)    

Welcome Workstreams

Last updated on Monday, June 3, 2024

Welcome Promise Group Workstreams: Orientation Films Orientation films, also called patient education videos or welcome videos, are short informative films made by WUTH. These films help patients, carers and their families get ready for their hospital stay or medical procedure. We make these...

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Tag:   welcome (4)     patient (16)     Patient Experience Strategy (29)     promise (9)     promise groups (7)     video (8)     ward (9)     department (1)     workstream (1)     Ward folder (2)     Signage (1)     Wayfinding (1)     access (5)     accessibility (4)     collaborate (2)    

Emergency Department

Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025

In a life threatening emergency, phone 999 for an ambulance to take you straight to the Emergency Department (ED). The ED at Arrowe Park Hospital is for patients with major injuries, life threatening illnesses and urgent medial emergencies. Emergency services are very busy and you should only at...

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Tag:   accident (5)     emergency (12)     a&e (4)     Urgent (3)     ambulance (2)     Life threatening (1)    

Specialist Facilities

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Skin Cancer work This comprises rapid access clinics for the assessment of moles and ‘lumps and bumps’ which you doctor might be worried about. Any malignancies detected are removed at that clinic visit and others patients reassured. All skin cancer surgery (and other surgery carried out in the...

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Tag:   keratosis (1)     bowens (1)     basal (2)     cell (1)     squamous (1)     carcinoma (2)     melanoma (1)     treatment (4)     MRSA (3)     C Difficile (1)     mole (3)     lump (4)     bump (1)     skin (8)    

Cellulitis

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Patients with lymphoedema are particularly susceptible to cellulitis, as the lymphatic system does not function adequately.  Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin which may cause redness, heat, swelling, temperature and pain.  It can also cause lymphoedema if it damages the delicate ly...

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