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WUTH Videos
Last updated on Monday, June 24, 2024
WUTH Videos These are short informative films made by WUTH Patient Experience Strategy. These films help patients, carers and their families get ready for their hospital stay or medical procedure. We make these films for a few important reasons: To ease worries: Hospitals can be scary and unf...
read moreWheelchair/Specialist Buggies
Last updated on Friday, March 13, 2026
The assessment and provision of specialist wheelchairs and buggies in the Wirral area is provided by the Wirral Wheelchair Centre based at St Catherine's Health Park in Birkenhead. To access this service you must first be referred by a healthcare professional such as a health visitor or GP, howev...
read morePre-op Assessment
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
To ensure your fitness for surgery you will have a pre-op assessment. If you do not have this your planned procedure cannot take place. An initial assessment may be carried out straight after your clinic appointment or by telephone at another time. Your appointment letter will inform you if you...
read moreNutrition
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Eat healthily in preparation for your operation especially fruit and vegetables. On the day of your operation you will be given a carbohydrate drink to keep your body fuelled for surgery. After the operation you may have nutritional supplements in the form of drinks- please take them as they wi...
read moreNew specialist centre puts Wirral on the map for clinical research
Last updated on Friday, September 20, 2024
The launch of a new specialist research and innovation centre at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH)’s Clatterbridge site has put the Trust firmly on the map as a growing centre of excellence for clinical research. The Wirral Research and Innovation Centre will advance medical research at...
read moreResearch Champions
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
Thank you for taking an interest in the research champion role For more information, or to register your interest, please contact Lucy Lewis (research nurse) on: lucy.lewis@nhs.net or email our generic research mailbox: wih-tr.ResearchDepartment@nhs.net About the role Encouraging a resear...
read moreGetting to your appointment
Last updated on Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Wirral Chronic Pain Service is located in Elm House, which is part of Clatterbridge Hospital. Our address and postcode are as follows: Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 4JY Directions: Travelling south Leave the M53 at Junction 4 and take...
read moreMajor Neonatal Unit Refurbishment Underway Thanks to WUTH Charity’s £1.1 Million Tiny Stars Appeal
Last updated on Tuesday, December 9, 2025
The transformation of Arrowe Park Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is now underway, made possible by the incredible generosity of supporters who helped WUTH Charity raise £1.1 million through its Tiny Stars Appeal. Launched in 2019, Tiny Stars was the charity’s first major fundraising app...
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