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Why should i take PR classes?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

When a patient has a long-term breathing problem, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or another lung condition, they can find it difficult to do their normal daily activities without getting breathless.  They may also find that they get tired very easily and often feel exhausted...

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Tag:   PR (8)     Lung (1)     respiratory (5)     air (2)     breathe (4)     oxygen (9)     exercise (4)     classes (5)    

Pneumonia

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...

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Tag:   aspect (1)     lungs (6)     Clinical Trials (17)     research (44)     pneumonia (2)    

Premature babies (build up of acid levels in blood)

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

  The BASE study is looking at the use of a medicine called sodium bicarbonate in preterm babies in metabolic acidosis. Metabolic acidosis is a build up of acid in the blood.   What is the study about? The study is looking at the use of a medicine called sodium bicarbonate in preterm babies...

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Tag:   prenature (1)     neonatal (5)     research (44)     Clinical Trials (17)    

Cancer spread to armpit

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

ATNEC Study When breast cancer has spread to the armpit, extra treatment to the armpit (either surgery or radiotherapy) is usually given after chemotherapy, but this can have long-lasting side effects.  This study aims to find out whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy that a person w...

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Tag:   cancer (26)     breast (11)     research (44)     Clinical Trials (17)     survery (3)     chemotherapy (5)    

CQC report praises Trust practice for infection prevention and control

Last updated on Tuesday, April 27, 2021

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust found ‘outstanding practice’ regarding infection, prevention and control. The unannounced visit by inspectors was carried out in February this year, focusing purely on infection prevention and control (IPC) a...

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Consultants' Industrial Action

Last updated on Monday, August 21, 2023

This week will see further strikes by hospital consultants in Cheshire and Merseyside. Hospital consultants will be taking a second round of strike action for 48 hours from 07:00 on Thursday 24 August until 07:00 on Saturday 26 August ahead of the bank holiday weekend. NHS Trusts across Cheshir...

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