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Clinical Education and Development

Last updated on Wednesday, January 23, 2019

The Clinical Education and Development Team are based in Arrowe Park Hospital which is located on the Wirral, Merseyside in the North West of England. We run a variety of education and training programmes ranging from clinical skills to nationally accredited resuscitation courses and training in...

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Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)

Last updated on Thursday, June 12, 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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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (14)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)    

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 (4)     skin (8)     blood poisoning (1)    

Consent and consent forms

Last updated on Friday, May 17, 2024

Obtaining your consent is an essential legal requirement for any medical procedure, including endoscopy procedures. Informed consent ensures that you have a clear understanding of the procedure, it’s benefits, potential risks, alternative options, and any potential complications that may arise. Y...

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Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy

Last updated on Thursday, June 12, 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 (14)     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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Board Meetings

Last updated on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) are coming together to improve healthcare services for people in our communities. As part of this programme of integration and for the foreseeable future WUTH and WC...

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Collapsed Lung

Last updated on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

What is this study about? We are recruiting patients who are admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Patients often require treatment to re-inflate the lung. The trial is looking at whether low-grade suction applied to the chest tube, vs. no suction (which we call standard c...

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