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Regional Anaesthesia
Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Local anaesthetic or regional anaesthesia does not put you to sleep but works by blocking the signals that pass along your nerves to your brain. We can block the nerves at different levels to numb a certain area, for example we can block just a finger or a whole region like an arm, a leg or w...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
read moreWill parking charges change?
Last updated on Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Parking charges will remain clearly displayed on-site and online. The ANPR system changes how you pay, not necessarily how much you pay.
read moreBowel Cancer Awareness Video
Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Bowel Cancer Awareness Video April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and we're proud to share with you an awareness video featuring Danny De Brabander. Danny bravely shares his story and talks about the important work of the charity Team DDB. Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most co...
read moreCQC report praises Trust practice for infection prevention and control
Last updated on Tuesday, April 27, 2021
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust found ‘outstanding practice’ regarding infection, prevention and control. The unannounced visit by inspectors was carried out in February this year, focusing purely on infection prevention and control (IPC) a...
read moreInformation for Parents on Strep A
Last updated on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
There are lots of viruses that cause sore throats, colds and coughs circulating, especially over winter. These usually resolve without needing any special medical treatment or medicines. However, children can occasionally develop a bacterial infection on top of a viral infection and that can make...
read more£10.6 million funding for operating theatres on the Wirral – new South Mersey Elective Hub
Last updated on Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Funding of £10.6 million has been allocated to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) to build new surgical theatres to reduce the elective surgery backlog resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding from NHS England and Improvement which has been allocated by Cheshire and Merseyside...
read moreWirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) Introduces Digital Patient Flow Technology to Reduce Waiting Times for Patients
Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2023
New digital patient flow technology will play a pivotal part in modernising the Outpatient areas across Wirral University Teaching Hospital, mainly at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. The patient flow technology uses digital methods to book in and track patients, as they enter and transfe...
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