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When to visit a pharmacy
Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019
Pharmacists and chemists play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients. Working in the community, primary care and hospitals, pharmacists use their clinical expertise together with their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by patients and members of th...
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....
read moreCancer spread to armpit
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
ATNEC Study When breast cancer has spread to the armpit, extra treatment to the armpit (either surgery or radiotherapy) is usually given after chemotherapy, but this can have long-lasting side effects. This study aims to find out whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy that a person w...
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 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 morePlan for the future of your care with a Lasting Power of Attorney
Last updated on Thursday, October 26, 2023
It is always important to think about planning for the future to give yourself give peace of mind. When considering your health and welfare, lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) ensure you remain in control when it matters most. It’s estimated that by next the year 2040, 9.1 million people will be...
read moreHelp shape our future
Last updated on Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The past 12 months have seen a number of challenges for the NHS nationally and more locally here at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH). We’ve made it really clear that we’re on a journey of improvement here at WUTH. In the space of just a few months, we’ve already started to lay some rea...
read moreAcute Medicine
Last updated on Thursday, June 14, 2018
This department, based at Arrowe Park Hospital, assesses, evaluates and treats of a broad range of patients with acute medical problems and conditions. It is staffed by a team of Acute Physicians working closely with General Practitioners and a dedicated nursing and administration workforce. It...
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