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Meredydd David, Joint Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director (SID)
Last updated on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Meredydd was appointed Joint Non-Executive Director for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in July 2025. Meredydd is also the Senior Independent Director (SID) for WUTH and WCHC. Previous to...
read morePneumonia
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...
read moreJenny Williams, Biomedical Scientist Dissector
Last updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
I was in my mid 20s and working in retail. I’d always been interested in anatomy, from a forensic science perspective, but I never thought it could be a career. I decided to take a degree in physiology and later I joined the cytology department and worked on the cervical screening programme wher...
read moreArrowe Park Champions a Smoke-Free Future
Last updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024
On 1st October, Arrowe Park Hospital hosted a Stoptober stand, offering a unique opportunity for patients, staff, and visitors to receive expert smoking cessation advice and free Carbon Monoxide testing. Stoptober is a national campaign encouraging smokers to quit for 28 days in October, aiming t...
read moreInformation for Parents on Strep A
Last updated on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
There are lots of viruses that cause sore throats, colds and coughs circulating, especially over winter. These usually resolve without needing any special medical treatment or medicines. However, children can occasionally develop a bacterial infection on top of a viral infection and that can make...
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 moreICB recruitment update
Last updated on Friday, February 4, 2022
Finance Director Claire Wilson to join Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) Claire Wilson, who is currently our Chief Finance Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, has been appointed Director of Finance at the new Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. Having st...
read moreElderly Services (DME)
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025
What we do Our Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DME) includes elderly rehabilitation services, acute stroke and stroke rehabilitation, as well as a regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. Over the past few years we have appointed new consultants in stroke medicine, orthogeriatrics, co...
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