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Falls

Last updated on Thursday, June 21, 2018

This measure includes all falls in the hospital that resulted in injury, categorised as moderate, severe or death, regardless of cause. Whilst all falls that occur in the hospital setting are reported, any fall resulting in significant harm to a patient – for example a break to a limb, are subje...

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Tag:   injury (6)     fall (1)     falling (1)     trip (1)     minor (1)     moderate (1)     major (1)     severe (1)     limb (3)     break (3)     fracture (5)     hip (3)    

Hand & Upper Limb

Last updated on Monday, April 16, 2018

The Hand and Upper limb service treats all aspects of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery. The service is on the forefront of innovations and has introduced new techniques to the service. The team consists of: 4 consultant surgeons 2 clinical fellows 1 advanced nurse practitioner A f...

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Tag:   sport (1)     injury (6)     carpal (1)     Arthroscopic (2)     key hole (1)     keyhole (2)     Neurophysiology (1)     hand (3)     limb (3)     upper (3)    

Ward 12 at Arrowe Park

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wirral Hospital's Orthopaedic team are fortunate enough to be one of the few in the North West to have elective inpatient beds that are ring fenced for Orthopaedic elective use only. This has been recommended by the British Orthopaedic Association to reduce the number of cancelled elective operat...

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Tag:   ward 12 (2)     arrowe park (11)     orthopaedic (5)     sports injury (4)     wards (3)    

Children’s Emergency Department

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

What We Do The Children’s Emergency Department is based at Arrowe Park Hospital. A dedicated team of doctors, nurses and support staff from both Emergency Care and Paediatrics work together in the department caring for children with a wide range of injuries and illness. The children attend the d...

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Tag:   child (12)     children (16)     health (11)     emergency (12)     A&E (6)     infant (6)     injury (6)     injured (2)     hurt (1)     accient (1)    

When to visit A&E

Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019

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...

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Tag:   A&E (6)     emergency (12)     accident (5)     injury (6)     life threatening (1)     bleeding (2)     breathing difficulties (1)     chest pain (3)     unconsciousness (1)