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Early Supported Discharge

Last updated on Friday, January 12, 2018

This service aims to facilitate the transition home from hospital following a stroke. The team are able to provide intensive rehabilitation in a patient’s home and patients could be seen up to five times a week by therapists as part of a seven day service. ESD is an alternative to inpatient reh...

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Tag:   support (27)     discharge (9)     stroke (9)     brain (4)     blood (14)     clot (2)     bleed (2)    

Tests, Scans and Investigations

Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026

We offer our patients a wide range of tests, scans and investigations. Diagnostic scans Diagnostic scans help give images of various parts of the body. You may also hear the term ‘radiology’ when talking about diagnostic scans. A number of scans are available from our hospitals in Wirral. Choo...

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Tag:   test (9)     scan (10)     blood (14)     science (1)     cellular (1)     microbiology (1)     xray (7)     x-ray (11)     mri (1)     magnetic (1)     tomography (2)     mammography (4)     bone (2)     density (1)     radiography (1)     radiographer (1)    

Better than ever care for our cancer patients

Last updated on Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Cancer patients are receiving better care than ever at Wirral University Teaching Hospital according to latest national survey results. People who were in-patients or day cases in April, May and June last year gave feedback on their experience of cancer care at the Trust’s Arrowe Park and Clatte...

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Better Together - for people in our care

Last updated on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are coming together as one organisation to improve healthcare services for people in our communities. Please see the Better Together - Our journey to Improvement document below whic...

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Orthotics

Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025

The Orthotic Service at the Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides both in-patient and out-patient orthotic care across Arrowe Park Hospital and Clatterbridge Hospital sites including the Wirral Limb Centre.  We are an in-house service directly employing our own NHS HC...

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Tag:   surgical (4)     appliances (1)     fracture (4)     Orthotic (2)     brace (1)     support (27)     trauma (6)    

Wheelchair access

Last updated on Friday, December 27, 2024

If you are coming to an outpatient’s appointment or a scan at APH and you require a Wheelchair, then please come to Main Reception (between 0800-1900 hours Monday to Friday) and ask for a wheelchair. The Reception staff will then book the request with the Portering Team. A porter will arrive with...

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Wheelchairs at APH

Last updated on Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Our hospitals are wheelchair accessible.  If a wheelchair is required please come to the Main Reception.  The reception staff (0800-1900 hours Monday to Friday) will then book the request with the portering team who will come and assist you. If the Main Reception is closed, then please go to S...

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Where to go

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

Pre-operative assessments are performed at both Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. Your appointment letter will inform you which hospital you are booked in for your assessment.  At Arrowe Park, the pre-operative assessment unit is situated in clinic 9 within the main outpatients on the gro...

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