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Our Results

Last updated on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Highlights from our 2022-23 period Total recruited was 488 patients We recruited 57 participants to cancer studies Total studies opened during period 16 Total studies running 72 Specialties covered was 15 Highest recruiting study was STOP-RSV (a paediatric study to estimate the seasonal i...

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Tag:   results (1)     research (44)    

Why do people feel chronic / persistent pain? (long term pain) 

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

We know that many patients who come to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service have been experiencing pain for longer than 3 months.   We are also aware that many patients have had long journeys before being referred to this service, being sent for lots of medical investigations, which might still be on...

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FAQs

Last updated on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)   What is the Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) Questionnaire? It’s a digital pre-operative questionnaire available in the patient portal, designed to help gather important health information ahead of your surgery.  Why should I complete it?  Co...

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Hospital at Home

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

The Children’s Hospital at Home Team consists of a group of experienced Children’s Nurses providing acute nursing care in the child’s home. The service is intended for children who could be nursed at home for all or part of their illness. Following admission to hospital, children who require furt...

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Tag:   Intravenous (1)     antibiotic (1)     Oncology (1)     Surgical (1)     Dermatology (2)     oxygen therapy (1)     home care (9)     home therapy (3)     home team (2)    

What 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...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     Chronic (2)     disease (4)     lung disease (3)     oxygen (9)     breathing (6)    

About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (15)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)    

Bowel Cancer Screening

Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is a national screening programme coordinated by Public Health England. NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Most people in their 60s will have already received an invitation from the programme. Screening is for people without symptoms. If you are conc...

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Tag:   bowel (6)     scope (1)     colonoscopy (2)     cancer (26)     abnormal (2)     screen (2)     screening (15)    

RCN Industrial Action 6th and 7th February

Last updated on Friday, February 3, 2023

There will be national industrial action carried out by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on Monday 6th February and Tuesday, 7th February for 12 hours. This will involve strike action by RCN members at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Patients and visitors may notice activity on our sites...

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