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Public urged to use NHS 111 Online ahead of three-day doctor strike
Last updated on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Health leaders are urging members of the public to use NHS 111 Online for all non-emergency healthcare needs during a 72-hour junior doctor strike amid soaring temperatures and unseasonably high demand for urgent and emergency care services. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced a...
read moreCelebrating 70 Years of Kindness
Last updated on Monday, February 17, 2025
Random Acts of Kindness Day (17 Feb), is the perfect time to celebrate the Friends of Clatterbridge, a charity that has been quietly transforming lives for more than 70 years. Since its foundation in 1954, the organisation has demonstrated the profound impact of kindness, working tirelessly to su...
read moreSmall breast cancer surgery
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
The SMALL Study The study will compare open surgery with a minimally invasive technique called vacuum-assisted excision for the treatment of small breast cancers found at breast screening. Such small breast cancers have usually been treated with open surgery. The 2012 UK Breast Screening Revi...
read moreTranslation and Interpretation
Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025
As part of the delivery of your care and treatment, we can make the necessary arrangements for you to have an interpreter or to have information translated into your first language. If your care has been planned in advance, please contact us on the number detailed on your admission letter and re...
read moreJoint School
Last updated on Monday, April 16, 2018
What we do Joint School is a service specifically for people who are about to undergo a hip or knee replacement. It focuses on patient education and lets you know what to expect through the various steps you will experience, from preparing for admission through to recovery at home. You should h...
read moreCheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge
Last updated on Monday, September 5, 2022
The brand new multi-million pound elective surgery hub at the Clatterbridge Hospital site in Wirral will be named Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre. Wirral University Teaching Hospital was allocated £10.6 million of funding from NHS England and Improvement via Cheshire and Merseyside’s Int...
read moreSlit Lamp Biomicroscopy
Last updated on Monday, August 18, 2025
Slit lamp biomicroscopy (SLB) is an examination technique used when adequate retinal examination cannot be obtained using digital photography. There are several reasons why a patient may get a non-assessable result from the digital screening examination, one example is that the lens of the eye c...
read moreWirral Limb Centre’s First Multi-Grip Hand Patient: Julie Griffin’s Life-Changing Journey
Last updated on Thursday, February 20, 2025
A woman born with only one arm has had her life transformed thanks to groundbreaking prosthetic technology at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Julie Griffin, 54, who is a keen gardener, learned to function with only one hand but thanks to a ground-breaking policy from NHS England, she’s now...
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