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Wirral Ways
Last updated on Monday, May 22, 2023
Who are we? We are a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for adults, young adults, families, carers and affected others across the Wirral. We provide a non-judgemental service, with qualified, experienced staff and volunteers who offer support in health and wellbeing and substance mis...
read morePrehabilitation
Last updated on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Pre-operative rehabilitation, otherwise known as Prehabilitation or Prehab, is best described as a form of healthcare, which starts before a planned medical or surgical intervention, to reduce the impact of that intervention on patients’ overall health and reduce recovery time. Prehabilitation in...
read moreWirral Hospital arrangements for Bank Holiday Monday
Last updated on Friday, September 16, 2022
WUTH arrangements for Bank Holiday Monday 19th September 2022 for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Government has confirmed that Monday 19th September will be a Bank Holiday. As is usual for bank holidays, the NHS is h...
read moreEarly Pregnancy Unit
Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025
What is The Early Pregnancy Unit? The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) provides outpatient care to women with problems or concerns in early pregnancy up to 16 weeks and 6 days of their pregnancy. Ultrasound scans are undertaken to confirm the location and viability of a pregnancy followin...
read moreAdvice if you are on long-term steroids, or have adrenal insufficiency
Last updated on Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Patients undergoing endoscopic investigations are at an increased risk of adrenal crises due to prolonged fasting for their endoscopic investigations. We will send you information when we send you an appointment letter with advice on how to manage this. It is really important that you read the in...
read morePolcythemia vera (PV)
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
MITHRIDATE What is the study about? The aim of this research study is to test how safe and effective a drug called ruxolitinib is when treating patients with PV when compared to the current Best Available Therapy (BAT). Who can take part? People with high risk PV How do I take part? Pl...
read morePre-Operative Assessment (POA) Questionnaire
Last updated on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is introducing a digital Pre-Operative Assessment (POA) questionnaire to help patients prepare for surgery more smoothly. Patients will receive an email notification prompting them to check their patient portal inbox. Completing the questionnaire as so...
read moreMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Last updated on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a painless and harmless examination. This type of scan uses a powerful magnetic field and radio-frequencies. An MRI scan does not use x-rays. MRI allows us to view very detailed cross-sectional images of the body part being examined. This helps in the diagnos...
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