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Improving your fitness for surgery

Last updated on Monday, July 6, 2020

Having surgery puts stress on your body.  There are ways that we can help you prepare for this.  Following some simple steps will help to reduce your chance of complications and improve your chances of being healthy and well during and after surgery, as well as your long-term health. Taking an a...

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What is Orthotics?

Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Orthotics is a service that provides devices called orthoses (also called braces and splints). These are given to help to prevent, correct or accommodate a deformity and/or improve function. This can be as a result of an injury, disorder or due to the way our bodies alter as we get older. Orthos...

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Will you need more than one visit?

Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020

You may need multiple visits.  For example, if the orthosis needs to be ordered then you will need to attend a second appointment to have the item fitted.  Sometimes the ordered orthosis will need to be trial fitted and sent back to be completed so you may not receive your finished orthosis until...

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Evaluation and Feedback

Last updated on Thursday, February 26, 2026

We are constantly striving to improve the experience for our students’ nurses and ask them to complete an evaluation form.  Following this, we send evaluation letters back to our teams and celebrate what we do well whilst looking at ways to improve to give student nurses the best experience whils...

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How to make or cancel an appointment

Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Please contact the Adult Audiology Department. Please note: We are a busy department, your call may be diverted to the Answer Machine.  If your call is answered by the machine, please remember- Speak clearly and slowly ( Telephone connections are not always very clear ) Leave your Name, Add...

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Boy unable to walk now golfing thanks to WUTH staff

Last updated on Thursday, February 2, 2023

A five-year-old boy left unable to walk due to arthritis recovered thanks to staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and has returned to competitive golf. Talented young golfer, Bobby Harry, from Bebington, was left unable to walk and in extreme pain last summer after developing a form of j...

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Critical Incident at WUTH Stood Down

Last updated on Friday, November 7, 2025

Statement uploaded at 4.47pm on 7th November 2025 A Wirral University Teaching Hospital spokesperson said: “The Critical Incident involving Sterile Services Department affecting surgical instruments has now been stood down. This has been stepped down to a Business Continuity Incident as we retu...

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News Articles

Last updated on Thursday, May 21, 2026

In this section you will find news items about Wirral University Teaching Hospital's research and innovation activities. May 2026 - International Clinical Trials Day July 2025 - Breakthrough research using umbilical cord donations at Wirral maternity unit   May 2025 - Hope, Healing and...

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