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Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre phase two

Last updated on Thursday, September 29, 2022

A further £14.95 million has been allocated to build two more elective theatres the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. Wirral University Teaching Hospital was allocated £10.6 million of funding earlier this year from NHS England via Cheshire and Merseyside’s Integ...

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Life's Sweet Challenge

Last updated on Thursday, November 14, 2024

On World Diabetes Day (14th Nov), we meet Stephanie Gisborne, a diabetes nurse at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, who not only battles type 1 diabetes personally but also empowers her daughter and patients to thrive despite the condition.  Stephanie Gisborne is a dedicated diabetes nurse wh...

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital Joins Forces to Save Lives on World Blood Cancer Day

Last updated on Friday, August 2, 2024

Staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital volunteered to become stem cell matches to help save lives as part of World Cancer Day. A large-scale stem cell swabbing event was held by the Trust on 28 May, in collaboration with cancer charity DKMS and Tilbury Douglas, the contractors developing t...

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Tag:   UECUP (7)     blood cancer (1)     social responsibility (1)    

Planning to get you home

Last updated on Thursday, February 22, 2024

We know that patients recover best at home, so that’s why we start planning for your return home as soon as you arrive in hospital. If you come in to stay overnight with us, we'll issue you with a ‘Ticket Home’ which details all the conversations that you’ll have while you're with us, that will...

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Tag:   going home (1)     discharge (9)     hospital (4)     checking out (1)     Estimated Date of Discharge (2)     EDD (1)    

Kidney Services

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

Who we are The Wirral and Chester Kidney Service is our renal service that is provided across the following three sites: Arrowe Park Hospital Clatterbridge Hospital The Countess of Chester Hospital (satellite unit) The function of the kidneys It is far easier to manage your condition if...

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Tag:   kidney (9)     renal (7)     hormones (3)     blood (14)     filter (2)     Erythropoetin (2)     Renin (2)     Vitamin D (2)     blood pressure (2)    

Wirral and Chester Kidney Service

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Our renal service is provided across the following three sites: Arrowe Park Hospital Clatterbridge Hospital The Countess of Chester Hospital (satellite unit) It is far easier to manage your condition if you understand what kidneys do, what happens when they stop working as they should, an...

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About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (15)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)