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Public urged to be winter ready and well
Last updated on Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The Chief Medical Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Trust is urging local people to be winter ready and well this year. Dr Nikki Stevenson encouraging people across Wirral to make their health a priority and take simple steps to prepare for t...
read moreWelcome Workstreams
Last updated on Monday, June 3, 2024
Welcome Promise Group Workstreams: Orientation Films Orientation films, also called patient education videos or welcome videos, are short informative films made by WUTH. These films help patients, carers and their families get ready for their hospital stay or medical procedure. We make these...
read moreWirral launches maternity passports to improve support for parents with learning disabilities and neurodivergence
Last updated on Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Maternity Passports have been launched at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) to provide personalised support to parents with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and neurodivergence throughout their pregnancy and parenting journey. The introduction of the Maternity Passport marks...
read moreCOPD
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term for a group of lung conditions (for example, chronic bronchitis and emphysema) and can lead to damaged, 'obstructed', airways. The symptoms are usually a combination of: Increased breathlessness, especially when moving around Persistent c...
read morePeople in Cheshire and Merseyside reminded about healthcare options ahead of August bank holiday
Last updated on Friday, August 16, 2024
With the August bank holiday fast approaching, people in Cheshire and Merseyside are being reminded to plan ahead by ordering any repeat prescriptions they may need and knowing what to do if they, or a family member becomes unwell. The NHS is advising that repeat prescriptions should be ordered...
read moreWirral nurse to run Mersey Tunnel 10K inspired by her mum’s journey with young-onset dementia
Last updated on Monday, February 23, 2026
A dementia matron at Wirral University Teaching Hospital is taking on the Mersey Tunnel 10K to raise funds after being inspired by her mum’s dementia journey. Jenine Kelly, 41, who lives in New Brighton and works as the Dementia Matron at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, is raising funds for...
read moreMedical Examiner Service
Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
The independent Medical Examiner Service is here to make sure that all deaths are reviewed carefully, respectfully, and fairly. Medical Examiners are independent senior doctors who look at the care a patient received before they died. They do not work within the clinical team that treated the pa...
read moreGastro Dietitians
Last updated on Friday, November 1, 2024
Welcome to the gastro dietitian’s team at Wirral University Hospital (WUTH). Our team of registered dietitians specialises in providing dietetic care for patients with diseases of the liver, pancreas and the gastrointestinal tract. This specialism has a large component of chronic disease which of...
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