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Know the 5 rights
Last updated on Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Do you know your patient rights? Do you, or a family member or someone you care for, have any communication difficulties or needs? As part of our commitment to providing safe care for patients, all NHS services must follow these 5steps to help support you: ● Ask if you have any communication n...
read moreAbout breast screening
Last updated on Monday, December 11, 2023
For information regarding the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) visit the NHS Breast screening (mammogram) web pages which cover the following topics: • Why is breast screening offered?• When will I be offered breast screening?• What happens during breast screening?• Un...
read moreDiabetic 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...
read moreNew Mobile Breast Screening Unit Opens in Ellesmere Port to Improve Access for Local Women
Last updated on Thursday, April 10, 2025
Women in Ellesmere Port now have better access to life-saving breast cancer screening closer to home, thanks to a 3-month pilot mobile unit funded by NHS England. The mobile breast screening unit, run by the Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme, is now based at Cheshire Oaks for the nex...
read moreWUTH Videos
Last updated on Monday, June 24, 2024
WUTH Videos These are short informative films made by WUTH Patient Experience Strategy. These films help patients, carers and their families get ready for their hospital stay or medical procedure. We make these films for a few important reasons: To ease worries: Hospitals can be scary and unf...
read morePhotographer Returns to Arrowe Park’s Neonatal Unit 40 Years After Her Own Premature Birth
Last updated on Monday, December 29, 2025
A professional photographer whose life was saved at Arrowe Park Hospital’s Neonatal Unit returned four decades later to offer free photographs to families in memory of her mum, Pat. Joanna Bray, age 40, spent the first weeks of her life on the same unit she visited in November. Born several mont...
read moreYoung dancer shares her dream for Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2025
Last updated on Monday, March 3, 2025
A young dancer patient of Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has spoken about her personal story of living with lymphoedema as part of Lymphoedema Awareness Week (3rd to 7th March 2025). Rachael Boggiano, age 24, has been living with the symptoms of lymphoedema, a long-term condition whi...
read moreRenal (Kidney)
Last updated on Monday, October 2, 2023
The team of specialist renal dietitians at Wirral University Teaching Hospital provide advice and support to patients, families, and carers about the effect of diet on renal symptoms. Diet is a very important part of the management for kidney disease. Healthy kidneys remove waste products and wa...
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