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WUTH named in new national commercial research delivery centre initiative
Last updated on Monday, December 23, 2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has been named as one of 10 ‘spoke’ sites for a new NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) which will bring cutting-edge clinical research to communities in Cheshire and Merseyside. The host for the new CRDC is NHS University Hospitals of Liver...
read moreMore than 400 patients benefitted from surgical hub in three months
Last updated on Friday, March 17, 2023
A multi-million pound elective surgical hub has opened its doors at Clatterbridge Hospital benefitting more than 400 patients in its first quarter since opening. Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre, designed by DAY Architectural, is the first of a number of new-build surgical hubs to open in...
read moreJanelle Holmes, Joint Chief Executive
Last updated on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Janelle was appointed as Joint Chief Executive for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in November 2024 having been previously Chief Executive at WUTH since June 2018. Prior to joining Wirral University...
read moreInfection Prevention and Control
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is everybody’s business within our hospitals. We have a strong commitment and dedication to protect our patients, visitors and staff from avoidable infection. We’re proud of our performance over the last few years in achieving significant reduction in infec...
read moreSpecialist Facilities
Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Skin Cancer work This comprises rapid access clinics for the assessment of moles and ‘lumps and bumps’ which you doctor might be worried about. Any malignancies detected are removed at that clinic visit and others patients reassured. All skin cancer surgery (and other surgery carried out in the...
read moreKarl Hunter, Research Nurse
Last updated on Friday, August 30, 2024
As a research nurse, Karl Hunter has been in nursing for 13 years, with two and a half of them at WUTH. “I knew I wanted to work in healthcare”, he said. “Hospitals seemed like magical places where wonderful things happened. When I looked at the nursing prospectus, it was clear there were lots...
read moreAbout the Safe Care We Provide
Last updated on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Wirral University Teaching hospital is committed to being open and honest with the people who use our services, the wider public and our staff. NHS organisations have a duty of care to patients’ to ensure nurse staffing levels are adequate and provided by appropriately qualified and experienced...
read moreCarers Support
Last updated on Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Wirral University Teaching Hospital, recognises and appreciates the vital role Carers play in the life of all of our patients and we have joined the Regional Carers Passport scheme, We want to promote a culture that recognises Carers and their needs within our hospital. The Carers Passport will...
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