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Haematology cancer
Last updated on Thursday, May 24, 2018
The Haematology teams for Wirral University Teaching Hospital and the Countess of Chester Hospital work closely together to provide specialist services to the population of Wirral and Chester. Our Trust has three Haematology Consultants, one Clinical Nurse Specialist for haematology and one Clin...
read moreRegional Anaesthesia
Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Local anaesthetic or regional anaesthesia does not put you to sleep but works by blocking the signals that pass along your nerves to your brain. We can block the nerves at different levels to numb a certain area, for example we can block just a finger or a whole region like an arm, a leg or w...
read moreWhat is Lipoedema?
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
Lipoedema is another condition that is often confused with lymphoedema or obesity. It involves bilateral and symmetrical swelling of the legs, and can also affect the thighs, hips, buttocks and arms. It is due to the abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the tissues in the skin. This can lead...
read moreDiagnostic services for raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021
Men who have raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) can be referred to this clinic. A certain amount of PSA is present in every man’s blood, and this can rise with age. A raised PSA, however, can sometimes indicate a sign of prostate cancer, but this is not always the case. A urologist or urolog...
read moreWashing
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
Have a bath or shower before you arrive to minimise infection risks. Remove make-up: coloured nail varnish can interfere with monitoring; mascara stings if it enters your eye whilst you are asleep. Take-off jewellery: it can transmit electricity the surgeon uses to control bleeding which may...
read moreWirral University Teaching Hospital's Digitally Supported Arthroplasty Team Shortlisted as Finalists in prestigious HSJ Digital Awards
Last updated on Tuesday, May 21, 2024
A team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital have been announced as finalists in the national HSJ Digital Awards for a transformative project enabling knee and hip surgery patients to monitor their progress using a smartphone. The Team has been recognised in the coveted category of ‘Improvin...
read moreParking at Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Thursday, September 5, 2024
As a result of feedback from patients and visitors, and benchmarking against other local trusts in Cheshire and Merseyside, Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust has changed its car parking tariffs for patients and visitors for the first time since 2016. More spaces are now retained for visit...
read moreNew £28 million urgent care and A&E facility to be built at Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Thursday, November 25, 2021
Plans have been unveiled for a new £28 million urgent and emergency care facility to be built at Arrowe Park Hospital. The scheme will transform urgent care in Wirral and will include a complete redevelopment of the current A&E at Arrowe Park Hospital, run by Wirral University Teaching Hospi...
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