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Emergency Department
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025
In a life threatening emergency, phone 999 for an ambulance to take you straight to the Emergency Department (ED). The ED at Arrowe Park Hospital is for patients with major injuries, life threatening illnesses and urgent medial emergencies. Emergency services are very busy and you should only at...
read moreRemember: A&E is for emergencies and life threatening illnesses only
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
When you're unwell, sometimes choosing the right service to help treat you can feel confusing or worrying. No one wants to waste NHS resources, so knowing who to see in order to help you can be useful, especially at a time when you're feeling poorly. Below are the services you have to choose from...
read moreWhen to visit A&E
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Accident and Emergency (A&E) department or Emergency Department at hospital is for major, life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Major A&E departments offer access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, although not every hospital has an A&E department. A&E departments assess and...
read morePaediatric Life Support (PLS) course
Last updated on Monday, November 2, 2020
Paediatric Life Support course (ALSG) The PLS course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for the initial recognition, treatment and stabilisation of children with life threatening emergencies, using a structured, sequential approach. The seriously ill and or injured child needs to be...
read moreSurvivor Thanks ED Team After Life-Saving Surgery
Last updated on Friday, February 14, 2025
A man whose life was saved by the emergency team at Arrowe Park Hospital has returned to personally thank the staff who carried out a rare and complex procedure to save him. Peter Murdoch visited the Emergency Department (ED) to express his heartfelt gratitude after surviving a life-threatening...
read moreHealthcare options in Wirral this Easter
Last updated on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
If you’re feeling unwell over the Easter bank holiday and need urgent advice or treatment from a health professional, there are a number of healthcare options available. Health information and advice The best place to get accurate health information is the NHS website. The NHS website has info...
read moreWhen to use an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
You can go to an Urgent Treatment Centre if you need urgent medical attention, but it's not a life-threatening situation. Urgent treatment centres include walk-in centres, urgent care centres and minor injury units. They're GP-led and open for at least 12 hours a day every day of the week (...
read moreWirral residents reminded to use NHS 111 online during bank holiday weekend
Last updated on Friday, August 29, 2025
Wirral residents reminded to use NHS 111 online during bank holiday weekend Wirral residents are being reminded to use NHS 111 online if they need non-emergency medical advice over the August Bank Holiday (Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August). Using the right service will help people g...
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