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Learning Disability and Autism

Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Do you have a patient with learning disabilities who is coming into the Arrowe Park Hospital or Clatterbridge Hospital? Learning Disability and Autism Nurse Welcome to Wirral University Teaching Hospital's Learning Disabilities and Autism Team page. Here you will find out about how our service...

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Hidden Disabilities

Last updated on Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Hidden Disabilities Task & Finish Group was created in October 2023, with an initial objective of improving our accessible toilet facilities.  Since then, the group has expanded its scope and ambition to respond to feedback raised by our patients and staff with a hidden disability as we...

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Trust Announced as HSJ Patient Safety Awards Finalists

Last updated on Friday, June 23, 2023

Wirral University Teaching Hospital has been shortlisted for a HSJ Patient Safety Award for a project helping adults with autism who are undergoing elective surgery. The Trust has been shortlisted in the Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year category of the awards for its Supporting Treat...

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Christine McGuinness officially opens Sensory Suite at Arrowe Park Hospital

Last updated on Friday, March 17, 2023

A new sensory suite to help adults with autism who are undergoing elective surgery has been officially opened at Arrowe Park Hospital by campaigner Christine McGuinness. The unit is the first of its kind in the North West of England that has been set up specifically for adult patients with autis...

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Sue Browne, Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Last updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Sue Browne is Diabetes Specialist Nurse and a member of the Trust’s Sunflower Network which supports staff with disabilities. She said: “After having some struggles as a teenager I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an adult.” She started working at the Trust as a student nurse during COVID...

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New Sensory Equipment Enhances Care in Children's Emergency Department

Last updated on Monday, September 23, 2024

Arrowe Park Hospital has introduced a mobile multisensory station to its Children’s Emergency Department (ED), significantly improving the environment for young patients. This innovative distraction kit, featuring a colour changing bubble column and fibre optic tail, is designed to create a calm...

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