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Discharge Leaflets
Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024
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read moreCarer Charter
Last updated on Sunday, March 17, 2024
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read moreInfections
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...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
read moreOutstanding Outcomes In WUTHs Maternity Services
Last updated on Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has achieved significant milestones in its commitment to safe and high-quality maternity services. A new report highlights the positive outcomes of the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) and the progress made by WUTH’s maternity services at Wirral Women...
read morePatient Portal
Last updated on Friday, August 16, 2024
Getting Started with the Portal How do patients access the patient portal? Patients will receive invitations to join the Portal upon activity within their electronic patient records, which usually is an upcoming appointment, provided they have a registered mobile phone number. Registration...
read moreInternational Nurses Day celebration - 50 new nurses from across the world join Trust
Last updated on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is celebrating International Nurses Day (12th May) and the Trust has recently recruited more than 50 Registered Nurses from across the world. A huge recruitment drive to strengthen the nursing team at the Trust has resulted in nurses travelling from as...
read moreNew dialysis ward opens at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Last updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2023
A £2.8 million investment has created a new space for the treatment of dialysis at Wirral University Treatment Hospital to transform patient care. The new Dialysis Unit has been relocated and upgraded with new ward spaces, side rooms, and waiting areas, improving patient experience. Dialysis is...
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