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Contacting your local faith or spiritual care community
Last updated on Tuesday, January 6, 2026
We are happy to contact your local faith or spiritual care leader for you to let them know that you or someone you love has come into hospital, just give us a call. If your local faith or spiritual care leader already knows you are coming or have come into hospital you can also ask them to conta...
read moreTranslation and Interpretation
Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026
As part of the delivery of your care and treatment, we can make the necessary arrangements for you to have an interpreter or to have information translated into your first language. If your care has been planned in advance, please contact us on the number detailed on your admission letter and re...
read moreManaging pain
Last updated on Friday, December 6, 2024
Managing Pain The old-fashioned treatment for generalised joint & muscle pain, also known as chronic pain, was bed rest for weeks or months on end. We now know this is the worst possible approach. Exercise and continuing to work are key to recovery. Resting all day may not always be the bes...
read moreLocal NHS encourages safe use and disposal of antibiotics during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
Last updated on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Healthcare leaders at NHS Cheshire and Merseyside are encouraging residents across the region to ensure that they know how to take and safely dispose of antibiotics, during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (18-24 November). Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria change in response t...
read morePneumonia
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...
read moreCollapsed Lung
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is this study about? We are recruiting patients who are admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Patients often require treatment to re-inflate the lung. The trial is looking at whether low-grade suction applied to the chest tube, vs. no suction (which we call standard c...
read moreGet ready for the day of surgery
Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020
Your admission letter will detail the time and location of your operation; this can take place at either Arrowe Park Hospital or Clatterbridge Hospital. Please ensure you read this carefully as it contains information which will help to ensure your surgery goes ahead as planned. Please contact u...
read moreWUTH Dissent
Last updated on Sunday, March 17, 2024
We want to hear about your experience as a patient This hospital is committed to listening and responding to patient experience feedback and regularly conducts surveys to find out what patients think. If you are selected to take part in one of these surveys we may contact you by phone, text me...
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