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Pre-op Assessment
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
To ensure your fitness for surgery you will have a pre-op assessment. If you do not have this your planned procedure cannot take place. An initial assessment may be carried out straight after your clinic appointment or by telephone at another time. Your appointment letter will inform you if you...
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Last updated on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) What is the Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) Questionnaire? It’s a digital pre-operative questionnaire available in the patient portal, designed to help gather important health information ahead of your surgery. Why should I complete it? Co...
read moreHaving an operation (adults)
Last updated on Friday, December 27, 2024
During your stay with us, it is important you prepare for your visit as best you can. Please take time to read the helpful information for inpatients and day-cases below. It explains how to prepare for your visit and what you can expect on the day. Process during the COVID-19 pandemic Pati...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
read moreThe Accessible Information Standard
Last updated on Monday, May 22, 2023
The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was introduced by the Government in 2016 to make sure that people with a disability or sensory loss are given information in a way they can understand. It is now the law for the NHS and adult social care services to comply with AIS. The Trust have been w...
read moreWirral patient praises innovative MyMobility app following knee replacement surgery
Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025
A Wirral patient has shared how a cutting-edge digital app helped him prepare for and recover from knee replacement surgery at the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre. Robert Lundy, 71, from Irby, underwent the procedure at the state-of-the-art facility at Clatterbridge Hospital in June 20...
read moreEndometriosis
Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Our Women and Children’s Hospital provides a specialist Endometriosis Service. Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those that line the womb grow elsewhere in the body, which can lead to inflammation and a complex set of symptoms, most commonly but not limited to pelvic pain. End...
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