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Why do people feel chronic / persistent pain? (long term pain)
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
We know that many patients who come to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service have been experiencing pain for longer than 3 months. We are also aware that many patients have had long journeys before being referred to this service, being sent for lots of medical investigations, which might still be on...
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Last updated on Thursday, February 6, 2025
As part of the Patient Experience Strategy Welcome Promise vision ‘being made to feel at ease and re-assured’, one of the initial work streams identified by the Welcome Promise Group was to carry out a review of the existing Trust site maps available for patients. This was to ensure from a patien...
read moreWirral University Teaching Hospital Celebrates International Nurses’ Day
Last updated on Monday, May 13, 2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) joins the global community in celebrating International Nurses’ Day on May 12. This annual event honours the tireless efforts and unwavering commitment of nurses worldwide. Commemorating this day, we also recognise the remarkable diversity within the Tr...
read moreRare Kidney Conditions
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? We are looking for patients with a wide range of rare kidney disease. Please visit the RaDaR website [external] to see a full list. Our research nurse will add your medical history and scan / blood results to the national RaDaR database - your information on this data...
read moreWirral’s First Christmas Baby Born at Home
Last updated on Monday, December 30, 2024
In a heartwarming start to Christmas Day, Wirral’s first baby was born at home in Heswall at 8.14am. Proud mum, Georgi Avery, welcomed her baby boy, Sage, into the world with the help of the dedicated Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s midwifery team. He weighed a healthy 7lb 15oz. Georgi,...
read moreGeneric Instructor Course (GIC)
Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
The Generic Instructor Course (GIC) is a standardised national course teaching the principles of adult learning and is a joint collaboration between the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG). A revised course including an e-learning component was launched in 2014....
read moreX-ray
Last updated on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
X-ray is an imaging technique to show up abnormalities in bones and certain body tissue, such as breast tissue. An x-ray is the most common form of diagnostic examination used as it is a quick and painless method to diagnose many health conditions such as: Broken bones and fractures Early si...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
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