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Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home
Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024
Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...
read moreDigital Heathcare Team is supporting nutrition at WUTH
Last updated on Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Digital Healthcare team (DHT) have always worked closely with dietitians and the wider Nutrition and Hydration Working Group to help support the care of our patients. The MUST assessment (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) has been through several changes since it was introduced, with ea...
read moreWhat is lymphoedema?
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
Lymphoedema is a long term (chronic) condition that manifests itself as swelling which has been present for more than 3 months. It can affect any body part, but is mostly seen in arms and legs. It can be due to: Primary lymphoedema which is a failure in the lymphatic system which often is pr...
read moreHow is TB contracted
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
People get TB when they breathe in the TB bacteria, which are spread through the air. But most people won’t get ill because: TB bacteria are only in the air after someone with infectious TB coughs or sneezes. You need to spend many hours close to a person with infectious TB to breathe in enou...
read moreOur Vision and Values
Last updated on Monday, July 1, 2019
As one of the North West’s biggest and busiest hospitals our Vision and Values are important to embracing a positive future for our organisation. To develop our Vision and Values, we spoke to over 2,500 staff and members of the public. If you took part in this engagement, we’d like to say a very...
read moreSam Westwell, Chief Nurse and CQC Responsible Officer
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Sam joined WUTH in June 2024, bringing over 30 years of experience in nursing and nursing leadership across a variety of specialties and roles. She was previously Director of Nursing at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). She is the Trust’s CQC lead and Responsible Offi...
read moreLauren Horne, Staff Nurse and Research Champion
Last updated on Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Lauren Horne is a Research Champion in Critical Care. She told us how being a Research Champion makes her feel like she’s having a positive impact on future care. How did you become aware of research in the department? We have a dedicated Research Nurse who’s based in the Critical Care. She giv...
read moreCheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre opened in November last year providing two additional new theatres at Clatterbridge Hospital in Phase 1 of the project. In Phase 2, an extra two new theatres will open at the centre this year. Following completion of the second phase of the £25 million pro...
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