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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...

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Trust response on further Clinical Support Workers' Industrial Action

Last updated on Friday, September 8, 2023

Wirral University Teaching Hospital response on Clinical Support Workers’ industrial action UNISON have announced a further period of strike action for Clinical Support Workers at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, in a dispute relating to retrospective re-grading. This is part of a UNISON nat...

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Meet the nurse serving patients in both the NHS and Royal Air Force

Last updated on Monday, June 22, 2026

Whether supporting patients in operating theatres at Arrowe Park Hospital or training for aeromedical evacuation with the Royal Air Force Reserves, Ben Turnbull is used to working in high-pressure environments where teamwork and patient care come first. As Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WU...

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Pug dog helps save stroke victim's life

Last updated on Monday, March 10, 2025

A stroke victim whose life was saved thanks to her pet pug is helping others by taking part in a stroke research trial at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH).Carole Clayton, age 77 from Willaston, came downstairs one morning to feed her pug dog, Tilly, when she suffered a severe stroke. Lu...

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Children's Occupational Therapy Service

Last updated on Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Information about the Children’s Occupational Therapy (OT) teams here at WUTH is located below. Find out what the team do, how to contact them and much more. As Occupational Therapists, we provide advice and intervention where needed, for children who have functional difficulties with self-care,...

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About 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...

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Specialist 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...

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Useful links and other support

Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026

National Bereavement and End of Life Support In addition to the support available through WUTH and our Wirral partners, a number of national organisations offer free, confidential support to anyone who has been bereaved or is facing the end of life. Bereavement support Cruse Bereavement Supp...

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