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Self-care at home
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Self-care is the best choice to treat minor illnesses and injuries. A large range of common illnesses and injuries can be treated at home simply with over-the-counter medicines and plenty of rest. Winter conditions can be seriously bad for our health, especially for people aged 65 or over, and p...
read moreMaternity Services at Trust rated 'Good' by CQC with areas of 'Outstanding' practice
Last updated on Friday, August 11, 2023
CQC rates Maternity Services as ‘Good’ and praises ‘Outstanding’ work at Arrowe Park Hospital and Seacombe Birth Centre. Janelle Holmes, CEO at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, said: “This is a fantastic achievement and great news for patients and staff." Doctors, nurses, midwives and su...
read moreInfection Prevention and Control
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is everybody’s business within our hospitals. We have a strong commitment and dedication to protect our patients, visitors and staff from avoidable infection. We’re proud of our performance over the last few years in achieving significant reduction in infec...
read moreTherapies and Treatment
Last updated on Thursday, April 12, 2018
Everyone who has had a stroke is entitled to a therapy assessment within 24 hours. We use a range of therapies which all work together to help our patients to achieve their own personal goals. Joint assessments and therapy sessions are provided based on what works best for each individual. Diet...
read moreFAQs
Last updated on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) What is the Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) Questionnaire? It’s a digital pre-operative questionnaire available in the patient portal, designed to help gather important health information ahead of your surgery. Why should I complete it? Co...
read moreNational Healthcare Science Week: Blood sciences laboratory Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Our blood sciences department includes clinical biochemistry, haematology and transfusion. It provides blood science services to our hospital and community healthcare providers. Clinical biochemistry Clinical chemistry is the analysis of blood and other biological fluids to help the diagnosis o...
read moreDigital Heathcare Team is supporting nutrition at WUTH
Last updated on Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Digital Healthcare team (DHT) have always worked closely with dietitians and the wider Nutrition and Hydration Working Group to help support the care of our patients. The MUST assessment (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) has been through several changes since it was introduced, with ea...
read moreEndoscopy Video
Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Endoscopy Video As part of our Patient Experience Strategy Welcome Promise, our patients asked us to provide more information about what to expect when coming into hospital. The Endoscopy video is an informative and reassuring introduction to our hospital's facilities. Our goal is to provide y...
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