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Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)

Last updated on Monday, August 18, 2025

Click here to find your nearest screening site We invite anyone who is living with or who has ever had diabetes aged 12+ to a free NHS diabetic eye screening every 1 or 2 years (or more often if the eye disease is detected). If you have gestational diabetes, which is often a temporary conditi...

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Further resources including service leaflets

Last updated on Thursday, August 7, 2025

Link to pain service leaflets  Pain PIL  Pain psychology PIL  Mindfulness PIL  Exercise PIL  What is a Flare Up?   Links to help you learn more about chronic pain:  https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/  https://livewellwithpain.co.uk/  https://www.tamethebeast.org/  Muscu...

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Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy

Last updated on Monday, August 18, 2025

Slit lamp biomicroscopy (SLB) is an examination technique used when adequate retinal examination cannot be obtained using digital photography. There are several reasons why a patient may get a non-assessable result from the digital screening examination, one example is that the lens of the eye c...

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Visiting

Last updated on Thursday, October 30, 2025

Information about visiting is shown below.  Visiting on wards is from 2pm to 7pm, with the exception of Ward 32 and Critical Care which are as follows: Critical Care Unit is strictly two visitors for one hour per day which needs to pre-booked with the unit (please see the Critical Care sect...

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Meet the Teams

Last updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2024

There are currently 12 Cancer Specialities at WUTH which are spread between three divisions within the organisation. Each team has a Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and some teams have Cancer Care Co-ordinators (CCC). Although roles vary across the Trust, all teams aim to provide a quality...

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Tag:   cancer (26)     oncology (4)     spcialisms (1)     tumour (4)     lump (4)     breast (11)     prostate (3)     bowel (6)     skin (9)     lung (10)     chemotherapy (5)     hospice (2)     radiation (1)     x-ray (11)     MRI (3)     scan (10)    

Kind Words

Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018

"Thank you so much for all your help.  Without you we would be totally lost.  Cannot tell you how much we appreciate all your help with the practicalities of looking after ourselves and our wonderful, but fragile Ophelia.  It is the kindest and most helpful gestures which are normally taken for g...

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Covid/System Pressures

Last updated on Monday, January 10, 2022

Monday 10 January 2022 All NHS services are currently under severe pressure. Clear and transparent communication is required to inform the public of the challenges that the NHS is facing and the likely impact on care giving, as well as the processes in place to ensure safety while prioritising t...

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Wirral residents reminded to use NHS 111 online during bank holiday weekend

Last updated on Friday, August 29, 2025

Wirral residents reminded to use NHS 111 online during bank holiday weekend   Wirral residents are being reminded to use NHS 111 online if they need non-emergency medical advice over the August Bank Holiday (Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August).   Using the right service will help people g...

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