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Wirral Chronic Pain Service
Last updated on Thursday, August 7, 2025
Welcome to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service. This page has useful information about chronic pain, what our service offers, useful information that will help you prepare for your first appointment and also crucial information about how to get to us. It also has some self-help links to useful resour...
read moreWhat are the symptoms of Lymphoedema?
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
The main symptom of lymphoedema is swelling in all or part of a limb or another part of the body. It can be difficult to fit into clothes, and jewellery and watches can feel tight. At first, the swelling may come and go. It may get worse during the day and go down overnight. Without treatment, i...
read moreHigh blood pressure
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
High blood pressure is a common condition. A temporary rise in blood pressure can occur in response to a stressful situation, such as a visit to the hospital so your blood pressure will need to be checked on several occasions before a diagnosis is made. Target is 140 or less for the top number,...
read moreRemember to order your repeat prescriptions before Easter and busy period of industrial action
Last updated on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged not to leave it too late to order repeat prescriptions ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend - with subsequent days of industrial action likely to see significant pressure on the NHS. The quickest way to make sure you get your repeat presc...
read more£10.6 million funding for operating theatres on the Wirral – new South Mersey Elective Hub
Last updated on Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Funding of £10.6 million has been allocated to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) to build new surgical theatres to reduce the elective surgery backlog resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding from NHS England and Improvement which has been allocated by Cheshire and Merseyside...
read moreCheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre phase two
Last updated on Thursday, September 29, 2022
A further £14.95 million has been allocated to build two more elective theatres the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. Wirral University Teaching Hospital was allocated £10.6 million of funding earlier this year from NHS England via Cheshire and Merseyside’s Integ...
read moreTrauma and Orthopaedics
Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital provide specialist treatment for disorders to limbs and joints. The type of treatment we offer can be for bone problems such as arthritis or for problems involving ligaments, muscles, tendons and other soft tissue. Our...
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...
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