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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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When 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 (...

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Staying Active in Hospital

Last updated on Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Staying Active in Hospital Movement helps your body recover. Being in bed for long periods can lead to muscle loss, stiffness, confusion and a longer hospital stay. Even small movements, done safely, can make a big difference. Everyone’s abilities are different. Our team will help you move...

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How We Use Your Information

Last updated on Monday, September 22, 2025

Privacy Notice   We aim to provide you with the highest quality care. To do this we must keep records about you and the care we provide for you. The information we collect about you includes your preferred title, full name, date of birth (DOB), gender, address, postcode, contact information e....

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Tag:   FOI (1)     Freedom (1)     information (9)     open (1)     transparency (2)     medicines (1)     access to information (1)    

What are apprenticeships?

Last updated on Thursday, February 27, 2020

Why work for Wirral University Teaching Hospital? Working for Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) gives you the ability to improve the lives of others by supporting the care of patients and carers who depend on the services we provide. There are also lots of employee benefits such as prog...

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Colonoscopy

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

A colonoscopy allows us to look inside the entire large intestine. The procedure enables our specialists to see things such as inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers. It is most often used to look for early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum. It is also used to look for causes of unex...

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Meet the team

Last updated on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

We work together as a multi-disciplinary team to best support you. Sometimes we work individually with support from other members of the team. This may include liaising with other services.   Administrators   Our admin team make sure the service runs smoothly and look after non-clinical matte...

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