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After your operation
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
Giving you the best pain relief afterwards to get you moving quicker Using breathing exercises or an incentive spirometer device to prevent chest infections Allowing you to start drinking earlier Reducing the time you have catheters and drips Reaching you exercises to help you recover after...
read moreWhat is a COPD exacerbation?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
An exacerbation is a flare up of COPD symptoms. The signs can include: Increased breathlessness (more than usual) Reduced walking distance Increase in coughing Changes in the amount/colour/thickness of phlegm Chest feeling tight New or increased wheeze If there two or more of these sy...
read moreSmoking
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Stopping smoking for just 4 weeks reduces your chance of getting a chest infection or wound infection and increases your chances of being able to get home sooner after your operation healthy and well. We know it isn’t an easy thing to do but there is help available. Look at the NHS choices webs...
read moreCough and deep breathing
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
A physiotherapist is going to show you some deep breathing exercises. Please pay attention and practice these 3 times a day before your operation. Participating in these exercises will reduce the chances of you getting a chest infection. After your operation you will have physiotherapy. Pleas...
read morePartnerships
Last updated on Tuesday, August 23, 2022
As a Trust we recognise that we are only one local provider working within the Wirral ‘health economy’. Because of this we truly understand the importance of working in partnership with other local organisations for the benefit of our population. One of our key relationships is with Cheshire &am...
read moreWeight management
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Being overweight puts stress on all your body’s organs especially your heart. It increases your chances of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, breathing problems and stroke. It also increases your chances of having complications after surgery such as blood clots, chest infections and difficulty br...
read moreLung Cancer
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Our local lung cancer team consists of local chest physicians, specialist nurses, radiologists, pathologists with close links to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology and Hospice services. We meet weekly as a team to discuss on-going management of all patients unde...
read moreEveryday lifesavers champion heart health this February
Last updated on Friday, February 7, 2025
Every minute counts in a cardiac emergency, and at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), dedicated staff work tirelessly to prevent, detect, and treat heart disease—the UK’s leading cause of death. This February, Heart Month serves as a vital reminder of the importance of heart health and...
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