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Diabetes
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Poor control of blood sugar at the time of an operation is known to increase the risk of poor wound healing and infections. This could delay your recovery and may even result in the failure of a joint replacement operation. Target is blood sugar between 4-10mmol/l and HbA1c less than 69mmol/mol,...
read moreWirral Hospital opens voting for People's Choice Award
Last updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Wirral University Teaching NHS Hospital (WUTH) hold their annual awards ceremony to provide a special opportunity to recognise the hard work, commitment and service provided by staff members and teams across the organisation. And now, the public can get involved too. The Trust is inviting patie...
read moreHeartwarming Valentine’s movie night on Ward M1 for older patients
Last updated on Thursday, February 13, 2025
The staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are hosting a special Valentine’s movie night for older patients on Ward M1 at Clatterbridge Hospital. The ward team has transformed the dining room into a dedicated ‘cinema-style’ room where a themed movie night, with Valentine’s decoratio...
read moreEarly Supported Discharge
Last updated on Friday, January 12, 2018
This service aims to facilitate the transition home from hospital following a stroke. The team are able to provide intensive rehabilitation in a patient’s home and patients could be seen up to five times a week by therapists as part of a seven day service. ESD is an alternative to inpatient reh...
read moreMP Matthew Patrick hears about innovation work at Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Tuesday, October 22, 2024
MP Matthew Patrick paid his first visit to Arrowe Park Hospital since being elected and heard all about the hard work happening to get patients well and back home in the community. The new MP for Wirral West met with Janelle Holmes, Chief Executive at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, which r...
read moreCollapsed Lung
Last updated on Wednesday, July 2, 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...
read moreDr Azza Abdelrahman, Consultant Biomedical Scientist
Last updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
In school I loved biology, I was fascinated by microorganisms, and I knew I wanted to go into medicine so I took a degree it in. In the fourth year we had microbiology as a subject and I found my passion. Microbiology is so variable. One organism can cause a multitude of infections, and one infe...
read moreEnd of an Era: WUTH bids Farewell to Midwife Chris Reid Davies After 47 Years of Service
Last updated on Monday, November 27, 2023
After an illustrious career spanning an impressive 47 years in the NHS, Midwife Chris Reid Davies bided farewell to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) last week. Chris embarked on her journey in healthcare at Clatterbridge on February 4th 1976, qualifying as a registered nurse in 1979....
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