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Waiting Times

Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018

It is your right to access our services within maximum waiting times we have set by the NHS Constitution.   This means you have the right to start consultant-led treatment within 18 weeks from referral, or to be seen by a specialist within two weeks of GP referral for a suspected cancer. If for...

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Temporary Closure of the Trust Library - From Monday 8th December

Last updated on Monday, December 8, 2025

To support the ongoing recovery work following the Sterile Services Department (SSD) critical incident, the Trust Library at Arrowe Park Hospital will be temporarily closed from Monday 8th December until the end of January. This space is being repurposed to allow clinical teams to safely review,...

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Last updated on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a painless and harmless examination. This type of scan uses a powerful magnetic field and radio-frequencies. An MRI scan does not use x-rays. MRI allows us to view very detailed cross-sectional images of the body part being examined. This helps in the diagnos...

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Midwifery student praises maternity team in helping realise her dreams

Last updated on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

A student whose career path was inspired after becoming a teenage mum is using the wonderful gift of money left by her late mum to follow her dreams of becoming a midwife. Becki Edwards, 38 (pictured right), who gave birth at age 17, wants to use her experience to ensure people giving birth have...

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Prehabilitation

Last updated on Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Pre-operative rehabilitation, otherwise known as Prehabilitation or Prehab, is best described as a form of healthcare, which starts before a planned medical or surgical intervention, to reduce the impact of that intervention on patients’ overall health and reduce recovery time. Prehabilitation in...

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Library Nursing Journals

Last updated on Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Library and Knowledge Service is delighted to announce that nurses, midwives and allied health professionals have access to a new collection of nursing and midwifery journals from the Mark Allen Group (MAG online).  Our journals collection will help to keep you up to date with practice, suppo...

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Orthoptics

Last updated on Monday, August 16, 2021

Orthoptists diagnose and manage binocular vision and eye movement disorders in patients of all ages. We detect squints, amblyopia (lazy eye), as well as other visual and eye muscle defects (which can sometimes cause symptoms of double vision, eye strain and headaches). We work closely with the op...

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Nurse Specialists Clinics

Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2021

Our Urology specialist nurses have a vast wealth of experience who have been part of our department for over 10 years. These include Sister Jane Scoble, Sister Carol Wynn and Sister Julie Jones. They provide a well-established and various clinics including both diagnostic and follow-up and therap...

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