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Local Anaesthetic

Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

A local anaesthetic is a type of painkilling medication that is used to numb areas of the body during some surgical procedures. You stay awake when you have a local anaesthetic but in some cases the local anaesthetic can be combined with sedation. How does local anaesthetic work? Local anae...

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Meet the Chair

Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024

  Meet Tony Probbing, Tony has over 25 years of experience in the NHS, starting out as an occupational therapist. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide range of therapy and AHP professions, as well as specialist clinic areas such as critical care. Patient-centred care has always been h...

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital Joins Forces to Save Lives on World Blood Cancer Day

Last updated on Friday, August 2, 2024

Staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital volunteered to become stem cell matches to help save lives as part of World Cancer Day. A large-scale stem cell swabbing event was held by the Trust on 28 May, in collaboration with cancer charity DKMS and Tilbury Douglas, the contractors developing t...

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Tag:   UECUP (7)     blood cancer (1)     social responsibility (1)    

Colposcopy Unit

Last updated on Monday, February 24, 2025

Colposcopy is a detailed examination of the cervix using a special microscope called a colposcope. It is required as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Program to investigate women who have had abnormal cervical smears and to help decide if treatment is needed. Most women who have an abnormal sm...

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Tag:   vaginoscopy (1)     vulvoscopy (1)     Colposcopy (2)     cervix (2)     vagina (3)     vulva (2)     biopsy (3)     screening (15)     gynae (2)     gynaecology (2)     smear (4)    

Why should i take PR classes?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

When a patient has a long-term breathing problem, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or another lung condition, they can find it difficult to do their normal daily activities without getting breathless.  They may also find that they get tired very easily and often feel exhausted...

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Tag:   PR (8)     Lung (1)     respiratory (5)     air (2)     breathe (4)     oxygen (9)     exercise (4)     classes (5)    

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Industrial Action

Last updated on Tuesday, January 17, 2023

There will be national industrial action carried out by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on 18th and 19th January from 8am to 8pm. This will involve strike action by RCN members at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Patients and visitors may notice activity on our sites today involving NHS s...

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Medical Director offers advice during Junior Doctors’ Industrial Action

Last updated on Wednesday, June 14, 2023

During the Junior Doctors’ Industrial Action, members of the public are urged to use NHS 111 online if it’s not an emergency and to attend hospital appointments unless contacted otherwise. The British Medical Association has announced 72 hours of national industrial action taking place from 7am...

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