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For Library and Knowledge Services
Last updated on Friday, January 30, 2026
The library is partially reopen within the staffed hours: 9am - 5pm You can search the library catalogue here We provide library and information services to all Wirral NHS staff and students on placement. The McArdle Library at Arrowe Park Hospital is available 24/7 with WUTH T...
read moreFAQ
Last updated on Monday, August 3, 2020
Will I be able to volunteer immediately? Unfortunately not, there are a number of pre-employment checks that we must do which can take several weeks to complete. You will not be able to volunteer until this process has been completed. As part of the recruitment process, this Trust, in line with...
read moreConsent
Last updated on Thursday, July 11, 2024
To enhance our consent process and ensure compliance with national standards for obtaining patient consent, as well as to support patient decision-making regarding their treatment, several departments at Wirral University Teaching Hospital are implementing a new digital consent application develo...
read moreArrowe Park Champions a Smoke-Free Future
Last updated on Tuesday, October 1, 2024
On 1st October, Arrowe Park Hospital hosted a Stoptober stand, offering a unique opportunity for patients, staff, and visitors to receive expert smoking cessation advice and free Carbon Monoxide testing. Stoptober is a national campaign encouraging smokers to quit for 28 days in October, aiming t...
read moreBeam signing ceremony marks A&E build milestone
Last updated on Thursday, March 30, 2023
A beam signing ceremony has marked the next stage of the development of a new urgent and emergency care facility at Arrowe Park Hospital. Staff from Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care (WCHC) NHS Foundation Trust joined together for the event to sign t...
read moreYoungest Non-Executive Director in the NHS appointed at Wirral Trusts
Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The youngest Non-Executive Director in the NHS has been appointed at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Wirral Community Health and Care. Haris Sultan, 23, has been announced as the new Joint Non-Executive Director for the two Trusts and has big ambitions for his new role. He said: “I want...
read moreOur Facilities
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
Introducing our purpose-built Research and Innovation Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital for researchers to conduct their studies. About The team is based at the Wirral Research and Innovation Centre, which officially opened in September 2024 following a successful funding bid from the research n...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
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