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Trade Union Facility Time
Last updated on Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Trade Union facility time is the time which a trade union representative takes out of his or her normal working day to work on union matters. This can include dealing with and helping members; attending formal individual meetings with members and management and wider partnership meetings with sen...
read moreLocal 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...
read moreCT Scans - Computerised Tomography
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
A CT scan is carried out using a special x-ray machine. It produces a cross-section (or slice) of the body. The scanner consists of a ‘doughnut-shaped’ structure which you pass through. This is called a gantry. A narrow beam of x-rays is produced from the gantry which passes through the body. Im...
read moreCare Standards
Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the government body which regulates all health and social care providers. As an NHS Trust we are required to meet the CQC’s ‘Essential Standards of Quality and Safety’. These are a set of 16 regulations which define what patients should expect to experience w...
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 moreAbout your appointment
Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Your first visit will be for an initial assessment with a clinician who practices Orthotics called an Orthotist. They are required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are professionals with a degree qualification in Prosthetics and Orthotics. As the Orthotist...
read moreBetter Together - for people in our care
Last updated on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are coming together as one organisation to improve healthcare services for people in our communities. Please see the Better Together - Our journey to Improvement document below whic...
read moreOrthotics
Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
The Orthotic Service at the Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides both in-patient and out-patient orthotic care across Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge Hospital sites including the Wirral Limb Centre. We are an in-house service directly employing our own NHS HC...
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