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Modern Slavery Act

Last updated on Thursday, June 4, 2026

Modern Slavery Statement 2026/27 In accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust makes the following statement: Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires organisations to set out the steps they have taken during the financial yea...

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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...

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What is Lipoedema?

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Lipoedema is another condition that is often confused with lymphoedema or obesity.  It involves bilateral and symmetrical swelling of the legs, and can also affect the thighs, hips, buttocks and arms.  It is due to the abnormal accumulation of fat cells in the tissues in the skin.  This can lead...

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Diagnostic services for raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021

Men who have raised Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) can be referred to this clinic. A certain amount of PSA is present in every man’s blood, and this can rise with age. A raised PSA, however, can sometimes indicate a sign of prostate cancer, but this is not always the case. A urologist or urolog...

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Washing

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

Have a bath or shower before you arrive to minimise infection risks. Remove make-up: coloured nail varnish can interfere with monitoring; mascara stings if it enters your eye whilst you are asleep. Take-off jewellery: it can transmit electricity the surgeon uses to control bleeding which may...

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Critical Incident at WUTH Stood Down

Last updated on Friday, November 7, 2025

Statement uploaded at 4.47pm on 7th November 2025 A Wirral University Teaching Hospital spokesperson said: “The Critical Incident involving Sterile Services Department affecting surgical instruments has now been stood down. This has been stepped down to a Business Continuity Incident as we retu...

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Lisa Greenhalgh, Joint Non-Executive Director

Last updated on Friday, February 27, 2026

Lisa joined Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) as Joint Non-Executive Director in January 2026. Lisa is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants who has worked in both the public,...

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