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Health care associated infections (HCAIs)

Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018

HCAIs are infections acquired as a result of healthcare interventions. Infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) and Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have previously been considered to be the most common, however great results have been achieved in red...

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Tag:   HCAI (1)     MRSA (3)     cDiff (2)     c.difficile (1)     lungs (6)     skin (9)     blood poisoning (1)    

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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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (15)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)    

Hospital Support for LGBTQ+ community for Pride Month

Last updated on Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Wirral hospital signals support for LGBTQ+ community for Pride Month Staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) showed their support as the Progress Pride flag was raised above Arrowe Park Hospital as part of Pride Month. Flying the flag marks WUTH’s commitment to supporting the LGBTQ+...

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Staff and contact details

Last updated on Monday, November 24, 2025

Dr Nikki Stevenson - Executive Medical Director and Deputy CEO   Dr Catherine Hayle – Deputy Medical Director   Professor James Barrett - Director of Medical Education Email: jbarrett7@nhs.net   Rachael Mitchell - Lead for Medical Education and Work Force Transformation Email: racha...

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For work

Last updated on Friday, September 27, 2024

Wirral University Teaching Hospital is at the leading edge of employment improvements in the NHS and we are proud of our many innovative staff-focused developments. These include: Preceptorship Investor in People accreditation Listening into Action Staff Guardians Staff involvement and par...

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Tag:   work (5)     jobs (4)     employ (1)     Preceptorship (2)     staff (9)     employer (2)     Guardians (1)     involvement (1)    

Arrowe Park Outpatient Orthopaedics

Last updated on Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Where we are Arrowe Park houses our main outpatients area, the purpose built Orthopaedic Fracture Clinic. Our Fracture Clinic is open 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Referrals The Fracture Clinic does not take direct referrals into clinic, but sees patients who have either been referred f...

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Tag:   circulation (1)     plaster (1)     orthopaedics (3)     x-ray (11)     fracture (4)     break (2)     broken (1)     physiotherapy (4)    

£1.2 million upgraded HDU opens at Arrowe Park Hospital

Last updated on Tuesday, September 14, 2021

A new £1.2million upgraded High Dependency Unit has opened at Wirral University Teaching Hospital to enhance care for some of the Trust’s most poorly patients. The High Dependency Unit (HDU) based at the Arrowe Park Hospital site, cares for patients who have been stepped down from intensive care...

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Generic Instructor Course (GIC)

Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Generic Instructor Course (GIC) is a standardised national course teaching the principles of adult learning and is a joint collaboration between the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG). A revised course including an e-learning component was launched in 2014....

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Tag:   GIC (1)     LMS (1)     instructor (1)     Resuscitation (5)     ALSG (1)