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Respiratory consultant leads by example on Cycle to Work Day

Last updated on Monday, August 4, 2025

A respiratory consultant at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is encouraging people to get on their bikes for Cycle to Work Day. Dr Andy Wight, Consultant Respiratory Physician in the Wirral Lung Unit, thinks cycling is a great way for everyone, including patients and colleagues, to ach...

Public urged to use NHS 111 ahead of doctor strikes during busy Christmas period  

Last updated on Friday, December 12, 2025

People across Cheshire and Merseyside are being urged to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of planned industrial action by resident doctors (previously known as junior doctors) and the busy Christmas period. Unions announced a full walkout of resident doctors from 7am on W...

Community fundraising helps bring vital epilepsy bed alarms to young patients at Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Last updated on Thursday, February 12, 2026

A group of local bikers have raised thousands of pounds to fund vital epilepsy bed alarms for children with epilepsy being cared for at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. The fundraising effort was inspired by Ethan Brown, a young patient supported by the Children’s Epilepsy Service at...

Wirral Nurse to abseil down hospital where she and her premature baby fought for their lives

Last updated on Tuesday, August 4, 2026

When Emily Millward takes on WUTH Charity’s Arrowe Park Abseil this September, it will be about much more than conquering a fear of heights. For the 30-year-old nurse from Rock Ferry, it is an opportunity to give back to the hospital that cared for both her and her daughter, Erin, during the mos...

Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

Last updated on Friday, July 24, 2026

What is Motor Neurone Disease (MND)?  MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work. It does not usually affect the senses such as sight, sound and feeling etc.  Around 35% experience mi...

Visiting suspended at Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Last updated on Friday, June 11, 2021

Wirral University Teaching Hospital has taken the difficult decision to suspend visiting at its hospitals. In recent weeks a pilot was underway to ease visiting restrictions on certain wards at Arrowe Park Hospital. However due to an increase in prevalence of COVID-19 in the Wirral community and...

Update On New Pager System Launch

Training Dates For New Dols Assessment