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Diabetes
Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse has knowledge in the management of children and young people with Diabetes. From diagnosis they provide home stabilisation that consists of twice daily home visits providing support and education until the family feels confident. The specialist nurses pr...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
read moreInfections
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
MRSA swabs All patients are screened for MRSA bacteria (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) as routine. A nasal and groin swab will be taken by the assessment nurse and sent to the laboratory. You will only be contacted by the hospital if your results are positive for MRSA. This contact...
read moreWe mark two-years since we became the UK’s first COVID-19 quarantine site
Last updated on Monday, January 31, 2022
Wirral University Teaching Hospital is marking two-years since it became the UK’s first quarantine site since 1978 at the start of the country’s COVID-19 journey. The Trust’s Chief Executive, Janelle Holmes, has paid tribute to the tremendous efforts of staff that has continued since those very...
read moreStrategy launch offering the best possible experience for patients
Last updated on Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A Patient Experience Strategy has been launched by Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust (WUTH) to ensure the best possible experience and outcomes for patients. Tracy Fennell, appointed Chief Nurse at the Trust in March 2022, is leading on patient experience and one of her first priorities...
read moreBritish Sign Language
Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Within the Patient Experience Strategy, there exists a dedicated Deaf Awareness initiative overseen by the Inclusive Promise Group. The chair of the Deaf Awareness group is Tony Probbing. During Deaf Awareness Week, we collaborated with the Merseyside Society for Deaf People (MSDP) to offer inva...
read moreRecruitment event helps 21 Wirral residents start NHS careers at WUTH
Last updated on Monday, March 30, 2026
A successful partnership recruitment event at Arrowe Park Hospital has helped 21 Wirral residents secure job offers as Healthcare Assistants, allowing them to take their first steps into a career in the NHS. The event, delivered jointly by Wirral Council, Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUT...
read moreSupportive and Palliative Care
Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 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...
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