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Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s £2 million Da Vinci Xi Robot to benefit patients by reducing waiting times for planned elective and cancer patient surgery
Last updated on Tuesday, May 23, 2023
A state-of-the-art £2 million Da Vinci robot has been installed at the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital, allowing more patients to be treated, including those with cancer. The new robot will be used in a range of elective surgical planned procedures including can...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
read moreSteve Igoe, Acting Joint Chair
Last updated on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Steve was appointed as Joint Chair for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in December 2025. Previous to this, Steve held the position of Non-Executive Director at WUTH since 2018 and WCHC since 2024....
read moreYear 5 Student Doctors (Liverpool)
Last updated on Monday, November 24, 2025
Year 5 Student Doctors (Liverpool) Year 5 is focused on preparation for practice, building on the learning developed in years 1-4, consolidating this knowledge, improving skills, and developing professional identity to become confident and competent Foundation Doctors in the NHS. Students will...
read moreWirral NHS trusts celebrate staff neurodiversity and its impact on patient care
Last updated on Sunday, March 22, 2026
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care (WCHC) have shared their experiences of neurodiversity in the workplace to highlight how different ways of thinking can strengthen teams and improve p...
read moreActivity Boards
Last updated on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Activity Boards Stay Active with Your Ward Activity Board The ward activity board is here to help you: Stay mobile and stretch your muscles Keep your mind active Reduce boredom Meet and interact with other patients Ask your family or staff to show you the board when you...
read moreHome Oxygen Therapy
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Home oxygen is prescribed for patients who have low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) which is a symptom of many lung conditions, some heart conditions and occasionally other more rare conditions. The oxygen helps protect vital organs (for example, the heart, the kidneys, the brain, etc.)...
read morePhysical activity
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Adults who exercise are more likely to have health and brain benefits. Some exercise is better than none, but the recommendations are to be active daily with at least 2 ½ hours of moderate exercise in bouts of 10 minutes of more. An example of this would be to undertake 30 minutes 5 days a week...
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