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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 moreVascular Surgery
Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026
From 1 April 2018, The Countess of Chester Hospital operates and manages Vascular services across Wirral, West Cheshire and Warrington. This is the result of a joint decision made by the executive teams from the Countess, Warrington & Halton Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospital at a...
read moreInformation Leaflets
Last updated on Thursday, February 19, 2026
For parents and carers: Association of Paediatric Charted Physiotherapists (APCP) have produced a number of information leaflets on a range of conditions and topics commonly referred to children's physiotherapists for advice and support. The leaflets have been included in the links below for you...
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...
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