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General enquiries
Last updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2019
General enquiries should be directed through to our switchboard Arrowe Park Hospital 0151 678 5111 Clatterbridge Hospital 0151 334 4000 Victoria Central Health Centre 0151 678 7272 St Catherine’s Health Centre 0151 678 7272 Alternatively, please email us via: wih-tr.communications@nhs.net
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 moreA Young Man's Journey to Inspire Health Heroes During Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Last updated on Monday, September 2, 2024
At the tender age of 17, Tom Lewis faced a life-altering diagnosis: Hodgkin lymphoma. Tom, now 20, from Bebington in Wirral, vividly recalls the early signs that something was wrong. "I was constantly tired, experiencing night sweats, and plagued by skin rashes," he said. The cause remained el...
read moreTop marks in CQC Patient Experience Survey
Last updated on Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Arrowe Park Hospital gets top marks in CQC national Urgent and Emergency Care CQC Patient Experience Survey (2022) Doctors, nurses and support staff in the Emergency Department (ED) at Wirral University Hospital (WUTH), which has its main Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital, received a...
read moreRespiratory consultant leads by example on Cycle to Work Day
Last updated on Monday, August 4, 2025
A respiratory consultant at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is encouraging people to get on their bikes for Cycle to Work Day. Dr Andy Wight, Consultant Respiratory Physician in the Wirral Lung Unit, thinks cycling is a great way for everyone, including patients and colleagues, to ach...
read moreWirral nurse to run Mersey Tunnel 10K inspired by her mum’s journey with young-onset dementia
Last updated on Monday, February 23, 2026
A dementia matron at Wirral University Teaching Hospital is taking on the Mersey Tunnel 10K to raise funds after being inspired by her mum’s dementia journey. Jenine Kelly, 41, who lives in New Brighton and works as the Dementia Matron at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, is raising funds for...
read moreAssessment
Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020
When you are reviewed in the Lymphodema clinic, the clinical nurse specialists will assess your condition and will provide a diagnosis and treatment plan. The assessment will involve taking your past medical history and current medications, so it would be useful to bring your medications with yo...
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