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Wirral NHS trusts celebrate staff neurodiversity and its impact on patient care

Last updated on Sunday, March 22, 2026

For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care (WCHC) have shared their experiences of neurodiversity in the workplace to highlight how different ways of thinking can strengthen teams and improve p...

Autism ‘experts by experience’ deliver neurodiversity training to hospital staff during Autism Acceptance Month

Last updated on Friday, May 2, 2025

Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has teamed up with local charities to provide training sessions on autism and other neurodivergent conditions to its staff.  The training workshops have been launched during World Autism Acceptance Month which raises awareness and acceptance of autism,...

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...

Take action and learn more about mental health

Last updated on Sunday, May 10, 2026

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, staff are invited to attend WUTH’s Mental Health Awareness Day taking place from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday 13th May in the Education Centre at Arrowe Park Hospital. The event will bring together a range of learning opportunities, wellbeing activities a...

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...

Meet the Chair

Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024

  Meet Tony Probbing, Tony has over 25 years of experience in the NHS, starting out as an occupational therapist. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide range of therapy and AHP professions, as well as specialist clinic areas such as critical care. Patient-centred care has always been h...

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