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CT Scans - Computerised Tomography
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
A CT scan is carried out using a special x-ray machine. It produces a cross-section (or slice) of the body. The scanner consists of a ‘doughnut-shaped’ structure which you pass through. This is called a gantry. A narrow beam of x-rays is produced from the gantry which passes through the body. Im...
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 moreEducation Centre facilities
Last updated on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The Charmian Wiltshire Suite and Lecture Theatre The newly named Charmian Wiltshire Suite consists of 5 classroom style seminar rooms and 3 boardroom style seminar rooms. All rooms with a laptop are MS Office 2010 compatible. Seminar Room 1 This is a small 6 seated meeting room which has the c...
read moreBoard Meetings
Last updated on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) are coming together to improve healthcare services for people in our communities. As part of this programme of integration and for the foreseeable future WUTH and WC...
read moreTony Bellew joined participants for WUTH Charity's abseil down the front of Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Former boxing champion of the world Tony Bellew joined participants for WUTH Charity’s abseil down the front of Arrowe Park Hospital to raise funds for The Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Unit. The boxing cruiserweight joined Matthew Swanborough, Chief Strategy Officer at Wir...
read moreOur Staff
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Nursing Staff The unit is run under the supervision of our ward manager who is responsible for all nursing both on the ward, on the daycare unit and in the outpatient clinics. She is the ‘Clinical Champion’ for the department ensuring the highest standards of nursing care along with a ‘clean and...
read moreTreatment of lymphoedema
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
Unfortunately, there is no known cure for lymphoedema, and treatment varies depending on the severity. Treatment plans will be individually devised and may consist of: skin care, exercise, Simple lymphatic drainage/manual lymphatic drainage, a specialist technique to help with lymph drainage,...
read moreWirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme
Last updated on Tuesday, June 24, 2025
At Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme we aim to provide and promote an efficient and effective, high quality breast screening service, to all eligible women, within a caring environment. Breast screening helps healthcare professionals to detect breast cancer at an early stage, which i...
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