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What is Lipoedema?
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
Lipoedema is another condition that is often confused with lymphoedema or obesity. It involves bilateral and symmetrical swelling of the legs, and can also affect the thighs, hips, buttocks and arms. It is due to the abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the tissues in the skin. This can lead...
read moreDiagnostic services for raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021
Men who have raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) can be referred to this clinic. A certain amount of PSA is present in every man’s blood, and this can rise with age. A raised PSA, however, can sometimes indicate a sign of prostate cancer, but this is not always the case. A urologist or urolog...
read moreWashing
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Have a bath or shower before you arrive to minimise infection risks. Remove make-up: coloured nail varnish can interfere with monitoring; mascara stings if it enters your eye whilst you are asleep. Take-off jewellery: it can transmit electricity the surgeon uses to control bleeding which may...
read moreShortlist for 2021 Municipal Journal Awards
Last updated on Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Partners, including Wirral Council and Wirral University Teaching Hospital, have been shortlisted alongside some fantastic organisations for the Care and Health Integration Award at this year’s Municipal Journal Awards. The partnership are being commended for their role in ‘The Wuhan Repatriatio...
read moreA Young Man's Journey to Inspire Health Heroes During Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Last updated on Monday, September 2, 2024
At the tender age of 17, Tom Lewis faced a life-altering diagnosis: Hodgkin lymphoma. Tom, now 20, from Bebington in Wirral, vividly recalls the early signs that something was wrong. "I was constantly tired, experiencing night sweats, and plagued by skin rashes," he said. The cause remained el...
read moreWirral’s First Christmas Baby Born at Home
Last updated on Monday, December 30, 2024
In a heartwarming start to Christmas Day, Wirral’s first baby was born at home in Heswall at 8.14am. Proud mum, Georgi Avery, welcomed her baby boy, Sage, into the world with the help of the dedicated Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s midwifery team. He weighed a healthy 7lb 15oz. Georgi,...
read more100,000th patient at Clatterbridge Diagnostics Centre
Last updated on Friday, April 5, 2024
A centre set up at Clatterbridge to reduce NHS waiting lists and increase capacity for earlier diagnosis has welcomed its 100,000th patient. Clatterbridge Diagnostics Centre was set up in July 2021 as a partnership between Wirral University Teaching Hospital and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre....
read moreArrowe Park League of Friends Charity raises over £4m for WUTH
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
A special event was held by Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) to thank Arrowe Park League of Friends Charity for four decades of support during which they have raised over £4 million for the hospital. The Arrowe Park Hospital League of Friends Charity came to a close following an incred...
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