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Wirral as a place to live and work

Last updated on Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Wirral is situated in the North West of England. It has a stunning coastline and a beautiful countryside, making it a great place to live and work. It offers 50 miles of rural walking routes, cycle areas and beaches. The Wirral Peninsula is bordered by two of Britain's most famous rivers, the Me...

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Healthy Wirral Annual Report

Last updated on Tuesday, September 3, 2019

We are very pleased to introduce the Healthy Wirral Annual Report for the year 2018/19 This is the first report of this kind and represents a significant development in our partnership to deliver better health and care through a place based approach on Wirral. We can only achieve...

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Changes to National Core Content as of 1st July 2025

Last updated on Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The National Knowledge and Library Services team at NHS England funds subscriptions to a collection of digital knowledge resources that is free at the point of use for all staff and learners across the NHS in England. This collection includes databases (such as Medline, CINAHL and Embase), e-jour...

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Post Registration Application Process

Last updated on Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Module Application 2019Applying for funding to support the upskilling within your role The module application process has changed, Discuss with your line manager and identify the learning as part of your annual individual review. Please refer to the Trust HR & OD Education Policy If your...

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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)    

Ward 12 at Arrowe Park

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wirral Hospital's Orthopaedic team are fortunate enough to be one of the few in the North West to have elective inpatient beds that are ring fenced for Orthopaedic elective use only. This has been recommended by the British Orthopaedic Association to reduce the number of cancelled elective operat...

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Support for pre-registration trainees

Last updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Wirral trainees participate in both the North Mersey and North West Regional Pre-registration Pharmacist study day programmes which run continuously throughout the year.  Trainees also participate in weekly departmental education sessions and in-house tutorials. There are numerous people who wil...

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