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When to see your GP

Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Your local general GP surgery provides a wide range of family health services, including: advice on health problems, vaccinations, examinations and treatment, prescriptions for medicines, referrals to other health services and social services. Your surgery will make sure you get to speak to a he...

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Friends and Family Test

Last updated on Thursday, June 21, 2018

To measure patient experience we use a Recommend Rate and Not Recommend Rate. The idea is simple: if you like using a certain product or doing business with a particular company you like to share this experience with others. From the answers given 3 groups of people can be distinguished: Detracto...

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Treatment of lymphoedema

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Unfortunately, there is no known cure for lymphoedema, and treatment varies depending on the severity.   Treatment plans will be individually devised and may consist of: skin care, exercise, Simple lymphatic drainage/manual lymphatic drainage, a specialist technique to help with lymph drainage,...

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Elective Placements at WUTH

Last updated on Monday, November 24, 2025

In UK medical schools, an elective placement is a short-term, self-arranged clinical placement, usually undertaken by students in their final or penultimate year. Students can choose a specialty, location (either in the UK or abroad), and the type of experience, such as a specific clinical area o...

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Foot and ankle

Last updated on Monday, June 17, 2024

Foot and Ankle Pain Most people experience pain in and around their feet or ankles at some point in their lives. It’s one of the most complex, hard-working regions of your body. It has 26 bones and 33 small joints, all held together by a network of soft tissue made up of muscles, tendons, ligam...

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Training

Last updated on Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Our library team offers a variety of different training sessions. We can arrange these to a date and time that suits your schedule. They can be in person, brought to your department, or via MS Teams. You can click on the links below to fill in a training request form.   Computers for the...

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Steve Ryan, Joint Non-Executive Director

Last updated on Wednesday, December 24, 2025

    Steve was appointed Joint Non-Executive Director for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in November 2025. Previous to this, Steve held the position of Non-Executive Director at WUTH since 2021....

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