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FAQs: Health Care Communications
Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018
1. Who are HealthCare Communications?Healthcare Communications (HCC) are the external company approved by Wirral University Teaching Hospital to provide a reminder service to patients regarding their planned outpatient appointments to reduce the number of appointments being missed. 2. What is th...
read moreMacmillan Cancer Information Centre
Last updated on Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Wirral University Teaching Hospital is located on the ground floor at Arrowe Park Hospital. It has been operating since February 2015. It provides a free, confidential drop in service for anyone affected by cancer offering practical and emoti...
read more£1.2 million upgraded HDU opens at Arrowe Park Hospital
Last updated on Tuesday, September 14, 2021
A new £1.2million upgraded High Dependency Unit has opened at Wirral University Teaching Hospital to enhance care for some of the Trust’s most poorly patients. The High Dependency Unit (HDU) based at the Arrowe Park Hospital site, cares for patients who have been stepped down from intensive care...
read moreNew restaurant opened at Arrowe Park Hospital after huge public appeal
Last updated on Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Arrowe Park Hospital has officially opened its new restaurant and staff wellbeing area named ‘The Retreat' following a successful fundraising appeal. The updated interior was partly funded by the £150,000 that was raised through the WUTH Charity COVID-19 Support Fund which was a joint appeal by...
read moreCelebrating Living Kidney Donation Week: Paul Dixon's Life-Changing Gift
Last updated on Saturday, March 15, 2025
A volunteer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has shared his inspiring story as a living organ donor as part of Living Kidney Donation Week. Paul Dixon, aged 77, began his journey into organ donation in the 1970s, when a simple blood donation sparked a lifelong commitment to helping...
read moreWirral University Teaching Hospital receives accreditation for maternity care
Last updated on Monday, July 24, 2023
Wirral University Teaching Hospital receives accreditation for supporting parents to be involved in their newborn babies’ care Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has been recognised for its work ensuring that parents can take part in their babies’ care when they are in the Neonatal Unit...
read moreHealth care associated infections (HCAIs)
Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018
HCAIs are infections acquired as a result of healthcare interventions. Infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) and Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have previously been considered to be the most common, however great results have been achieved in red...
read moreCQC inspection finds areas of good practice
Last updated on Friday, October 24, 2025
A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust found areas of good practice in Medical Care, and Urgent and Emergency Care services at Arrowe Park Hospital. Medical Care has been rated as ‘Good’ by inspectors in the ‘Effective’, ‘Caring’ and ‘Well-led’ do...
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