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Midwifery student praises maternity team in helping realise her dreams

Last updated on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

A student whose career path was inspired after becoming a teenage mum is using the wonderful gift of money left by her late mum to follow her dreams of becoming a midwife. Becki Edwards, 38 (pictured right), who gave birth at age 17, wants to use her experience to ensure people giving birth have...

Liverpool memorabilia business helps raise funds for neonatal care

Last updated on Friday, October 17, 2025

A Liverpool man who turned his life around through a love of football memorabilia is now giving back in a big way, raising tens of thousands of pounds to support premature babies at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH). Rob O’Brien, from Liverpool, experienced a difficult period in h...

Major Neonatal Unit Refurbishment Underway Thanks to WUTH Charity’s £1.1 Million Tiny Stars Appeal

Last updated on Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The transformation of Arrowe Park Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is now underway, made possible by the incredible generosity of supporters who helped WUTH Charity raise £1.1 million through its Tiny Stars Appeal. Launched in 2019, Tiny Stars was the charity’s first major fundraising app...

Wirral families praise maternity care at WUTH in CQC Maternity Survey 2025

Last updated on Friday, February 6, 2026

Parents have praised the maternity care and support they received at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) in the latest Maternity Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with the Trust scoring above the national average in several key areas. The 2025 survey, which forms part...

Supportive and Palliative Care

Last updated on Tuesday, February 10, 2026

What is Supportive and Palliative Care? Supportive and Palliative Care focuses on assessing the needs of patients and those close to them, to make sure what matters most to them is our priority too. The aim of palliative care is to maximise a person’s quality of life by treating and relieving sy...

Colonoscopy

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

A colonoscopy allows us to look inside the entire large intestine. The procedure enables our specialists to see things such as inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers. It is most often used to look for early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum. It is also used to look for causes of unex...

Dermatology (Skin)

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

Based at Clatterbridge Hospital, our Dermatology Service has developed into one of the leading dermatology departments in the country. Our Department consists of our 8 bedded inpatient area and our outpatient area.  Located up on the first floor out inpatient area is where we treat more intense...

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