Results for: "Acute Care"

For care

Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018

If you are choosing Wirral University Teaching Hospital for your care, the following information may be of use:

Care Standards

Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the government body which regulates all health and social care providers. As an NHS Trust we are required to meet the CQC’s ‘Essential Standards of Quality and Safety’. These are a set of 16 regulations which define what patients should expect to experience w...

Intensive Care

Last updated on Thursday, August 8, 2024

This is a list of conditions we currently have research studies for. Click to reveal more.

Community - Continuing Care Service

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

The service offers community support to children with complex health needs from 0-19 years, with various levels of dependency. The level of support offered is based around the individual needs of the child and family. The aim of a support package is to assist mum, dad, families and carers in th...

Palliative and End of Life Care

Last updated on Wednesday, October 29, 2025

What is Supportive and Palliative Care? Supportive and Palliative Care focuses on assessing the needs of patients and those close to them, to make sure what matters most to them is our priority too. The aim of palliative care is to maximise a person’s quality of life by treating and relieving sy...

Self-care at home

Last updated on Monday, April 30, 2018

Self-care is the best choice to treat minor illnesses and injuries. A large range of common illnesses and injuries can be treated at home simply with over-the-counter medicines and plenty of rest. Winter conditions can be seriously bad for our health, especially for people aged 65 or over, and p...

How to choose us for your care

Last updated on Tuesday, November 19, 2024

It's easy to choose us to care for you. Just tell your GP that you'd like us to treat you and they'll refer you through one of two types of referral: Routine referral Your GP will send a referral letter to Wirral Women and Children's Hospital or give you a reference number which will enable yo...

Cord Care

This document can also be found in: Part 7: After your baby is born