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What is a COPD exacerbation?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
An exacerbation is a flare up of COPD symptoms. The signs can include: Increased breathlessness (more than usual) Reduced walking distance Increase in coughing Changes in the amount/colour/thickness of phlegm Chest feeling tight New or increased wheeze If there two or more of these sy...
read moreSupport for pre-registration trainees
Last updated on Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Wirral trainees participate in both the North Mersey and North West Regional Pre-registration Pharmacist study day programmes which run continuously throughout the year. Trainees also participate in weekly departmental education sessions and in-house tutorials. There are numerous people who wil...
read moreSignage
Last updated on Thursday, February 6, 2025
As part of the Patient Experience Strategy Welcome Promise vision ‘being made to feel at ease and re-assured’, one of the initial work streams identified by the Welcome Promise Group was to carry out a review of the existing Trust site maps available for patients. This was to ensure from a patien...
read moreNeedle Phobia
Last updated on Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Needle Phobia Video Do you have a fear of needles? The Patient Experience Strategy have responded to Wirral Mencap's feedback and created a video to help reduce anxiety. Watch the video here. Read the Needle Phobia Leaflet here In response to feedback from our patients, we have created a...
read moreChronic kidney disease
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? The EASi-KIDNEY study is testing whether a new medication, currently called BI 690517, can help slow down the progression of kidney disease or reduce the risk of heart disease. The medication is being tested in combination with an existing, well-known treatment call...
read moreWirral’s First Christmas Baby Born at Home
Last updated on Monday, December 30, 2024
In a heartwarming start to Christmas Day, Wirral’s first baby was born at home in Heswall at 8.14am. Proud mum, Georgi Avery, welcomed her baby boy, Sage, into the world with the help of the dedicated Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s midwifery team. He weighed a healthy 7lb 15oz. Georgi,...
read moreMore than 400 patients benefitted from surgical hub in three months
Last updated on Friday, March 17, 2023
A multi-million pound elective surgical hub has opened its doors at Clatterbridge Hospital benefitting more than 400 patients in its first quarter since opening. Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre, designed by DAY Architectural, is the first of a number of new-build surgical hubs to open in...
read moreNew Breast Pain Clinic opens in Wallasey
Last updated on Wednesday, August 27, 2025
A dedicated Breast Pain Clinic has opened at Victoria Health Centre, Wallasey, offering a new, patient-centred pathway for women experiencing breast pain as their only symptom. The Breast Pain Clinic aims to significantly improve patient care and reduce anxiety for patients who would previously...
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