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Musculoskeletal Service

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

All referrals to services to treat musculoskeletal conditions are sent to the Wirral Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) Triage Service. This is a specialist service for patients aged 16 or over which consists of therapists and doctors who all specialise in MSK medicine. Musculoskeletal conditions...

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Last updated on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a painless and harmless examination. This type of scan uses a powerful magnetic field and radio-frequencies. An MRI scan does not use x-rays. MRI allows us to view very detailed cross-sectional images of the body part being examined. This helps in the diagnos...

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When to use a Walk-in Centre

Last updated on Friday, August 11, 2023

Walk-in Centres (WiC) are nurse-led facilities that provide assessment, treatment and advice for minor injuries and illnesses including: infection and rashes emergency contraception and advice bruises burns and strains coughs, colds and flu-like symptoms sore throats and earache hayfever...

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Interstitial Cystitis Clinics

Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025

What is Interstitial cystitis? Interstitial cystitis is a poorly understood bladder condition that causes long-term pelvic pain and problems with urination. It's also known as "painful bladder syndrome" or "bladder pain syndrome". The condition tends to first affect people in their 30s and 40s...

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Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer (Stomach and Oesophageal)

Last updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2024

The upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer service is situated at Arrowe Park Hospital and consists of one consultant and two upper GI clinical nurse specialists. We work in collaboration with Liverpool University Foundation Trust (LUFT) and the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. We have a super-regi...

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Collapsed Lung

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is this study about? We are recruiting patients who are admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Patients often require treatment to re-inflate the lung. The trial is looking at whether low-grade suction applied to the chest tube, vs. no suction (which we call standard c...

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WUTH Dissent

Last updated on Sunday, March 17, 2024

We want to hear about your experience as a patient  This hospital is committed to listening and responding to patient experience feedback and regularly conducts surveys to find out what patients think. If you are selected to take part in one of these surveys we may contact you by phone, text me...

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Procedures

Last updated on Monday, May 20, 2024

An endoscopy is a medical procedure that involves the use of an instrument called an endoscope to examine the interior of the body. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and camera attached to it that can be inserted into the body through natural openings, such as the mouth, nose, or bott...

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