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WUTH Strategies
Last updated on Tuesday, February 14, 2023
At WUTH our strategic direction is guided by The 2021-26 Trust Strategy, which sets out our ambition over the next five years, detailing the ways in which we will improve the delivery and quality of care, support our workforce and embed a culture of improvement across the organisation. Crucially...
read moreCT Scans - Computerised Tomography
Last updated on Friday, June 22, 2018
A CT scan is carried out using a special x-ray machine. It produces a cross-section (or slice) of the body. The scanner consists of a ‘doughnut-shaped’ structure which you pass through. This is called a gantry. A narrow beam of x-rays is produced from the gantry which passes through the body. Im...
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 moreAbout your appointment
Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Your first visit will be for an initial assessment with a clinician who practices Orthotics called an Orthotist. They are required to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are professionals with a degree qualification in Prosthetics and Orthotics. As the Orthotist...
read moreNewly-diagnosed diabetes
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
What is the study about? To further understand the development and progression of type 1 diabetes and to establish a resource to facilitate type 1 diabetes research. Who can take part? Newly diagnosed diabetic children aged 1-16 years of age, within 6 months of diagnosis. Siblings of newly...
read moreAbout Drugs
Last updated on Monday, August 20, 2018
Classes of Drugs Stimulants - drugs that stimulate the central nervous system. Typically, an individual under the influence of a stimulant may be talkative, appear confident, appear to have lots of energy, have difficulty resting and be 'on the go'. Examples include amphetamine, cocaine powder (...
read moreGenerous Donation Enhances Arrowe Park Hospital’s Care Services
Last updated on Friday, April 26, 2024
A partnership initiative at Wirral University Teaching Hospital has offered comfort for patients who are coping with pregnancy loss. Staff at the Trust have joined Tilbury Douglas, the lead contractors developing the new urgent and emergency care facility at Arrowe Park Hospital, in creating 100...
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