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Post Registration Application Process

Last updated on Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Module Application 2019Applying for funding to support the upskilling within your role The module application process has changed, Discuss with your line manager and identify the learning as part of your annual individual review. Please refer to the Trust HR & OD Education Policy If your...

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Infections

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

MRSA swabs All patients are screened for MRSA bacteria (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) as routine. A nasal and groin swab will be taken by the assessment nurse and sent to the laboratory. You will only be contacted by the hospital if your results are positive for MRSA. This contact...

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‘Long Covid’ sufferer from Liverpool tells of battling debilitating symptoms as part of ‘Spread the Facts’ campaign

Last updated on Thursday, June 3, 2021

News Release from Champs Public Health Collaborative  As lockdown restrictions ease, Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside are relaunching a campaign to ‘Spread the Facts’ about how young people can play their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19.   With the vaccine rollout...

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Important Information: Ambulance Staff Industrial Action - 21 December 2022

Last updated on Monday, December 19, 2022

It has been announced that ambulance service staff across the country will be taking industrial action on Wednesday 21 December 2022 from 12.00pm - 11.59pm. Ambulance services may also be affected on the following day.  During these times, an ambulance may not be able to attend, or it may take l...

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Lymphoedema Service

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

The Lymphoedema Service provides treatment for patients with predominantly non-cancer related lymphoedema.  If patients have lymphoedema as a direct result of cancer, they will be referred to the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Lymphoedema Service. The Lymphoedema Service is provided for patients wh...

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New Wirral Diagnostics Centre

Last updated on Monday, May 20, 2024

A new Wirral Diagnostics Centre has opened to enable earlier diagnosis of illnesses such as prostate cancer. The state of the art facility, run by Wirral University Teaching Hospital, has brand new MRI and CT scanners, alongside facilities to further enhance privacy and comfort for patients havi...

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Accessibility Statement

Last updated on Friday, December 8, 2023

This page was last updated on 5 December 2023. This accessibility statement applies to https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/ This website is run by Wirral University Teaching Hospital, and we want as many people as possible to be able to use it. That means you should be able to: Change colours, contrast...

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