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Vulnerable people to get urgent care at home

Last updated on Friday, December 20, 2024

Thousands of North West’s older and vulnerable people to get urgent care at home this winter Across the North West, thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment at home, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams...

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When to see sexual health services

Last updated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Sexual health services are free and available to everyone, regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation. If you have a disability and have special requirements, or if English is not your first language, you should make arrangements in advance. Who offers sexual health services a...

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The difference between chronic and acute pain

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain?  Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....

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About 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 (...

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Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS)

Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Advanced Paediatric Life Support is taught, and its principles practised throughout the world. Over 83,000 candidates have completed the course since its inception in 1993. The 3-day APLS course comprises of a flexible one-day on-line component (VLE) and a two-day face-to-face course. Candidates...

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How is TB contracted

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

People get TB when they breathe in the TB bacteria, which are spread through the air. But most people won’t get ill because: TB bacteria are only in the air after someone with infectious TB coughs or sneezes. You need to spend many hours close to a person with infectious TB to breathe in enou...

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Wirral and Chester Kidney Service

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Our renal service is provided across the following three sites: Arrowe Park Hospital Clatterbridge Hospital The Countess of Chester Hospital (satellite unit) It is far easier to manage your condition if you understand what kidneys do, what happens when they stop working as they should, an...

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