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Getting Here - St Catherine’s Health Centre
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
How to find St Catherine’s Health Centre Church Road Tranmere Wirral CH42 OLQ Telephone Greenway Surgery 0151 643 6700 Victoria Health Centre 0151 514 6465
read moreInpatient Orthopaedics
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Orthopaedics is supported by inpatient facilities based on both Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospital sites. For information on how to get to Arrowe Park or Clatterbridge Hospitals please click on the links below:
read moreWhat will i learn at the PR sessions?
Last updated on Saturday, February 24, 2018
The education part of the programme is very important. It will help you to understand how to manage your condition so that you can live a more active and fulfilling life. The talks are given by physiotherapists, nurses, dieticians and other members of staff linked to the NHS. The topics covered...
read moreMedication
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
If you require any medication to go home with, the nurse will try to ensure it is ready for you in good time and give you instructions on how and when to take it. Further information is available in the leaflet below.
read moreWound care
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
You will get surgery specific wound care advice from the nurses when you are ready for discharge. This will include when and how to get your wound checked and your stitches removed (if they are not dissolvable).
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 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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