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Admissions 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 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 moreAnaemia
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Anaemia happens when the number of healthy red blood cells in your body is too low. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all of the body’s tissues, so a low red blood cell count indicates that the amount of oxygen in your blood is lower than it should be. Anaemia can be due to many causes but a commo...
read moreCheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre has opened at Clatterbridge Hospital
Last updated on Friday, November 25, 2022
A multi-million pound elective surgical hub, Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre, has opened its doors at Clatterbridge Hospital. The centre, which has two brand new theatres, has started treating patients from across the region. It has been developed to treat solely patients awaiting electi...
read moreEndometriosis
Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Our Women and Children’s Hospital provides a specialist Endometriosis Service. Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those that line the womb grow elsewhere in the body, which can lead to inflammation and a complex set of symptoms, most commonly but not limited to pelvic pain. End...
read moreSupport Available
Last updated on Friday, December 27, 2024
Should any patient or visitor need assistance from the front entrance to a specific area for their hospital appointment, surgery or to visit a patient, you can pre book a volunteer assistant who will meet you at the main entrance and escort you to the area. A wheel chair can be provided if requir...
read moreDay case journey
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
After your procedure, you will be taken from theatre into the recovery area where a nurse will look after you until you are not too sleepy and also fairly pain free. The anaesthetist will have given you painkillers and anti-sickness medication during surgery to ensure that you are comfortable af...
read moreHelp and advice
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
If you get home and become very unwell following your surgery please seek urgent medical advice by attending your local Emergency Department. You will be provided with the contact details of your ward before you leave the hospital. Please contact us if you have any worries or concerns in the imm...
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