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Musculoskeletal Service

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

All referrals to services to treat musculoskeletal conditions are sent to the Wirral Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) Triage Service. This is a specialist service for patients aged 16 or over which consists of therapists and doctors who all specialise in MSK medicine. Musculoskeletal conditions...

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Statement on CQC inspection report of Urgent and Emergency Care Services

Last updated on Friday, November 22, 2024

Wirral University Teaching Hospital statement following the latest CQC report on the inspection of Urgent and Emergency Care Services:     Dr Nikki Stevenson, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Medical Director at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, said: “The CQC report dated 20th November...

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Getting to your appointment

Last updated on Thursday, June 5, 2025

The Wirral Chronic Pain Service is located in Elm House, which is part of Clatterbridge Hospital. Our address and postcode are as follows:   Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Road, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 4JY  Directions:  Travelling south  Leave the M53 at Junction 4 and take...

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Public can nominate for WUTH staff in Trust awards

Last updated on Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Patients and members of the public are invited to nominate a team or individual to win a special accolade at Wirral University Hospital’s staff awards. Wirral University Teaching Hospital will be hosting its Together Awards in November to celebrate outstanding achievements of its staff. Nominat...

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Support Services and Information

Last updated on Friday, March 13, 2026

The Children's Early Years Occupational Therapy team work closely with a number of services both locally and nationally who support children with additional needs and their wider families. A number of these services have great resources available online for children, parents and caregivers that a...

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Public urged to be winter ready and well

Last updated on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The Chief Medical Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Trust is urging local people to be winter ready and well this year. Dr Nikki Stevenson encouraging people across Wirral to make their health a priority and take simple steps to prepare for t...

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Endometriosis

Last updated on Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Our Women and Children’s Hospital provides a specialist Endometriosis Service.  Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those that line the womb grow elsewhere in the body, which can lead to inflammation and a complex set of symptoms, most commonly but not limited to pelvic pain. End...

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Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home

Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...

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