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New Mobile Breast Screening Unit Opens in Ellesmere Port to Improve Access for Local Women
Last updated on Thursday, April 10, 2025
Women in Ellesmere Port now have better access to life-saving breast cancer screening closer to home, thanks to a 3-month pilot mobile unit funded by NHS England. The mobile breast screening unit, run by the Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme, is now based at Cheshire Oaks for the nex...
read moreMaternity team highlights the harmful effects of drinking in pregnancy
Last updated on Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Staff from the maternity team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are calling attention to the serious risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its impact on unborn babies. Partnering with Wirral Council’s Public Health department, the team engaged with expectant parents in th...
read moreWhen to use a Walk-in Centre
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Walk-in Centres (WiC) are nurse-led facilities that provide assessment, treatment and advice for minor injuries and illnesses including: infection and rashes emergency contraception and advice bruises burns and strains coughs, colds and flu-like symptoms sore throats and earache hayfever...
read moreLetter from Buckingham Palace to mark Arrowe Park's 40th anniversary
Last updated on Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Wirral University Teaching Hospital has received a letter on behalf of HM the Queen to mark the 40th anniversary celebrations of Arrowe Park Hospital. The Queen officially opened Arrowe Park Hospital on 4th May 1982 and there will be a history display in the foyer of the hospital on Wednesday, 4...
read moreNational Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visits Cheshire and Merseyside
Last updated on Tuesday, June 27, 2023
National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visited Cheshire and Merseyside to find out how innovations are helping to improve health outcomes for local patients. Prof Powis, who became a household name during the COVID-19 response when he appeared alongside politicians and fellow health le...
read morePeople urged to use 111 - ahead of Junior Doctor industrial action
Last updated on Friday, December 29, 2023
People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action by junior doctors early in the New Year. As previously announced by unions, junior doctors will take six days of industrial action from 7am on Wednesday 3 Janua...
read moreInnovative care bags transform hospital experience for sensory needs patients
Last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) is transforming the hospital experience for patients with sensory needs with its new, innovative care bag initiative. Launched to support patients in the emergency department (ED) and admission units, this initiative is designed t...
read moreMedia Relations
Last updated on Friday, June 28, 2024
Media relations for the Trust is handled by the Communications and Marketing team.We try extremely hard to facilitate prompt and accurate responses to queries we receive from the media. Journalists (including photographers and film-makers) wishing to come on to any of the sites owned by Wirral U...
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