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Pre-Assessment
Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
Any child coming in for planned surgery will be seen in pre-assessment clinic. This is held weekly on the ward by a dedicated experienced nurse who will introduce you to the facilities and talk to you and your family about your coming into hospital.
read moreWound care
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
You will get surgery specific wound care advice from the nurses when you are ready for discharge. This will include when and how to get your wound checked and your stitches removed (if they are not dissolvable).
read moreBefore your operation
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
Improving your fitness levels before your operation if there is enough time Treating any other long-term medical conditions Reducing the time you are starved for by giving you water and carbohydrate drinks before your surgery
read moreDuring your operation
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
Giving you drugs to prevent sickness after surgery Considering the best ways of giving pain relief during the operation Using local anaesthetic blocks or regional anaesthetics where possible
read moreGynaecology cancer
Last updated on Thursday, May 24, 2018
All clinics, and most surgery, for gynaecological conditions are based at Arrowe Park Hospital, although any complex ovarian surgery is performed at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The gynaecology team meets on alternate weeks in which tests and investigations are reviewed and discussed and treatmen...
read moreWhen to see your GP
Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Your local general GP surgery provides a wide range of family health services, including: advice on health problems, vaccinations, examinations and treatment, prescriptions for medicines, referrals to other health services and social services. Your surgery will make sure you get to speak to a he...
read moreGastro-Intestinal Services
Last updated on Friday, May 17, 2024
Our Gastro-Intestinal Service includes both colorectal/lower gastro-intestinal (LGI) and upper gastro-intestinal surgery (UGI). We incorporate a joint medical and surgical approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastro-intestinal diseases including cancer. The UGI service is prov...
read moreCritical Incident at WUTH Stood Down
Last updated on Friday, November 7, 2025
Statement uploaded at 4.47pm on 7th November 2025 A Wirral University Teaching Hospital spokesperson said: “The Critical Incident involving Sterile Services Department affecting surgical instruments has now been stood down. This has been stepped down to a Business Continuity Incident as we retu...
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