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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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Useful resources

Last updated on Monday, September 22, 2025

For more information about Dementia, visit NHS England's Website    WIRRAL Central Advice and Duty Team  Provides access to adult social care services, helping to signpost people to the most appropriate team for support. 0151 606 2006https://www.wirral.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/adult-socia...

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About the Wirral Chronic Pain Service

Last updated on Friday, October 24, 2025

How does this service help patients manage pain?          This service takes a holistic view of you and your pain using the biopsychosocial model. This means we look at how biological factors (e.g. sleep, diet, injury, medicine, other health conditions), psychological factors (emotions, th...

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Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)

Last updated on Monday, March 9, 2026

What is "Drop Everything And Read?" The below video is 53 seconds long. Why read for 30 minutes? The Reading Agency has made extensive research on the topic of reading. The 2015 report on the benefits of reading and the 2024 state of the nation can be downloaded at the bottom of this page....

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ICB recruitment update

Last updated on Friday, February 4, 2022

Finance Director Claire Wilson to join Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) Claire Wilson, who is currently our Chief Finance Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, has been appointed Director of Finance at the new Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. Having st...

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Needle Phobia

Last updated on Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Needle Phobia Video Do you have a fear of needles?  The Patient Experience Strategy have responded to Wirral Mencap's feedback and created a video to help reduce anxiety. Watch the video here. Read the Needle Phobia Leaflet here In response to feedback from our patients, we have created a...

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Referral via Ear, Nose and Throat - The Hearing Assessment Appointment

Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

This appointment will last approximately 15 minutes. The audiologist will explain the procedure to. The procedures carried out during your appointment may feel slightly strange on occasion but they are entirely safe and do not cause any discomfort. The audiologist will look in your ears using an...

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