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New Joint Chair and Chief Executive arrangements
Last updated on Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) are pleased to announce the appointments of Sir David Henshaw as Joint Chair and Janelle Holmes as Joint Chief Executive. The appointments follow the conclusion and re...
read moreAdmissions to Clatterbridge Hospital
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Your day will start in either the Leverhulme Day Surgery unit, Ward M2 Surgery or M2 Orthopaedics. Your admission letter will state what time you should arrive and where to go. After you have registered you will wait in the reception area and you will be taken into the unit/ward. You will be see...
read moreCare Standards
Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the government body which regulates all health and social care providers. As an NHS Trust we are required to meet the CQC’s ‘Essential Standards of Quality and Safety’. These are a set of 16 regulations which define what patients should expect to experience w...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
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...
read moreNew Wirral Diagnostics Centre
Last updated on Monday, May 20, 2024
A new Wirral Diagnostics Centre has opened to enable earlier diagnosis of illnesses such as prostate cancer. The state of the art facility, run by Wirral University Teaching Hospital, has brand new MRI and CT scanners, alongside facilities to further enhance privacy and comfort for patients havi...
read moreWirral Hospital Pioneers Menopause Care for Staff
Last updated on Friday, October 18, 2024
In celebration of World Menopause Day on 18th October, Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is spotlighting its progressive initiatives to support staff going through the menopause. WUTH has made it a priority to create a workplace where those experiencing menopausal symptoms feel supporte...
read moreJoint Statement from NHS, Merseyside Police, NWAS, Wirral Council 13th May 2026
Last updated on Thursday, May 14, 2026
Joint Statement from NHS England North West, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Merseyside Police, North West Ambulance Service, and Wirral Council We are pleased to confirm that a number of the passengers from MV Hondius who have been staying in the accommodat...
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