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Medicines
Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
Medicines For Children leaflets cover many of the medicines that are prescribed or recommended to children by children’s doctors (paediatricians), pharmacists or nurses. They answer your questions, including: Why does your child need to take the medicine? When do you need to give the medicine?...
read moreCare Standards
Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the government body which regulates all health and social care providers. As an NHS Trust we are required to meet the CQC’s ‘Essential Standards of Quality and Safety’. These are a set of 16 regulations which define what patients should expect to experience w...
read moreInfections
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
MRSA swabs All patients are screened for MRSA bacteria (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) as routine. A nasal and groin swab will be taken by the assessment nurse and sent to the laboratory. You will only be contacted by the hospital if your results are positive for MRSA. This contact...
read moreDay Case Surgery
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
You will be provided with a bedside locker on the ward but space is limited so please don’t bring more than needed. Please bring belongings in a zipped medium sized bag rather than a large suitcase. Please use the following as a checklist: Admission letter Dressing gown/slippers Hearing aid...
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 morePartnership Launches Personalised Cancer Support Service in Wirral
Last updated on Thursday, August 14, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), alongside local partners, is part of a new integrated cancer support service aiming to reduce barriers for people accessing cancer care. Led in partnership with One Wirral CIC and Macmillan Cancer Support in collaboration with primary care, Clatterbrid...
read moreMarine Lake Medical Centre, West Kirby Concourse
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
To find the Audiology and Hearing Aid Department, please ask at reception for directions to Room 12. Batteries Only - Hearing Aid Record Book ( Brown Book ) required If you only require Batteries and no other repair / attention, an appointment is not necessary; batteries are available from Mon...
read moreProfessor Chris Bentley, Joint Non Executive Director
Last updated on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Chris was appointed Joint Non-Executive Director for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in August 2025. Previous to this, Chris held the position of Non-Executive Director at WCHC since 2019. Ch...
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