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Children’s Emergency Department

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

What We Do The Children’s Emergency Department is based at Arrowe Park Hospital. A dedicated team of doctors, nurses and support staff from both Emergency Care and Paediatrics work together in the department caring for children with a wide range of injuries and illness. The children attend the d...

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COPD

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term for a group of lung conditions (for example, chronic bronchitis and emphysema) and can lead to damaged, 'obstructed', airways. The symptoms are usually a combination of: Increased breathlessness, especially when moving around Persistent c...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     PR (8)     Pulmonary (10)     oxygen (9)     physiotherapists (3)     bronchitis (1)     emphysema (1)     smoking (2)    

Our Staff

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Nursing Staff The unit is run under the supervision of our ward manager who is responsible for all nursing both on the ward, on the daycare unit and in the outpatient clinics. She is the ‘Clinical Champion’ for the department ensuring the highest standards of nursing care along with a ‘clean and...

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Treatment of lymphoedema

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Unfortunately, there is no known cure for lymphoedema, and treatment varies depending on the severity.   Treatment plans will be individually devised and may consist of: skin care, exercise, Simple lymphatic drainage/manual lymphatic drainage, a specialist technique to help with lymph drainage,...

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Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme

Last updated on Friday, April 19, 2024

At Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme we aim to provide and promote an efficient and effective, high quality breast screening service, to all eligible women, within a caring environment. Breast screening helps healthcare professionals to detect breast cancer at an early stage, which i...

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Therapies and Treatment

Last updated on Thursday, April 12, 2018

Everyone who has had a stroke is entitled to a therapy assessment within 24 hours. We use a range of therapies which all work together to help our patients to achieve their own personal goals. Joint assessments and therapy sessions are provided based on what works best for each individual. Diet...

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Inpatient journey

Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020

You will be taken from theatre into the recovery area, where a nurse will look after you until you are not too sleepy and also fairly pain free. Once back on the ward, there is a patient information folder at each bedside and this will provide you with additional information you will need to kno...

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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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