Results for: "how does a capsule help certain bacteria evade detection by the immune system"
437 pages found in the Patients and Visitors website ... Showing 437 pages.
Page results
Dissent Posters
Last updated on Tuesday, April 2, 2024
What is a Dissent Poster? NHS hospitals are required to display dissent posters in prominent locations, such as waiting areas or patient wards. These posters inform patients of their right to refuse care or treatment from a particular person involved in their care, should they have any concerns....
read moreHealthy 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...
read moreJanelle Holmes, Joint Chief Executive
Last updated on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Janelle was appointed as Joint Chief Executive for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in November 2024 having been previously Chief Executive at WUTH since June 2018. Prior to joining Wirral University...
read moreAudiology / Hearing Aids
Last updated on Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Audiology is the area of medicine related to hearing, balance, and related disorders. We treat people with hearing loss and attempt to prevent others experiencing hearing damage. We use various tests to determine whether someone can hear within the normal range. If not, we try to determine the fr...
read moreSir David Henshaw, Joint Chair
Last updated on Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Sir David was appointed as Joint Chair for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in November 2024 having been previously Chair at WUTH since February 2019 and Interim Chair in February 2018. He was formerl...
read moreHealth leaders urge people in Wirral to get boosted ahead of Christmas
Last updated on Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Two years on since the NHS delivered the world's first COVID jab, kickstarting the most successful vaccine programme in our history, health leaders in Wirral are calling on the public to get boosted ahead of Christmas. The autumn campaign, which started just three months ago has seen over 750,00...
read moreVisiting
Last updated on Monday, July 14, 2025
Information about visiting is shown below. Visiting on wards is from 2pm to 7pm, with the exception of Ward 32 and Critical Care which are as follows: Critical Care Unit is strictly two visitors for one hour per day which needs to pre-booked with the unit (please see the Critical Care sect...
read moreSedation
Last updated on Thursday, May 16, 2024
Sedation can be used to help you relax and feel more comfortable during an endoscopic procedure. Sedation is administered through a small needle in your hand or arm called a cannula, which we will put in on the day. Sedation will only make you feel more relaxed, it does not put you to sleep. It i...
read more