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Screening programmes

Last updated on Monday, February 9, 2026

Screening programmes are set up as a way of identifying people who appear healthy but may be at increased risk of a disease or condition. Identifying individuals through this process can determine whether they have the condition screened for. The affected person may then require further tests to...

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Tag:   screening (15)     tests (2)     scans (1)     advice (8)     support (27)    

Home Oxygen Therapy

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Home oxygen is prescribed for patients who have low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) which is a symptom of many lung conditions, some heart conditions and occasionally other more rare conditions.  The oxygen helps protect vital organs (for example, the heart, the kidneys, the brain, etc.)...

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Tag:   Oxygen Therapy (3)     lung (10)     breath (2)     breathe (4)     Pulmonary Rehabilitation (5)     hypoxia (1)    

Infections

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

MRSA swabs All patients are screened for MRSA bacteria (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) as routine. A nasal and groin swab will be taken by the assessment nurse and sent to the laboratory. You will only be contacted by the hospital if your results are positive for MRSA. This contact...

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Urgent and Emergency Care Department Update

Last updated on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

ABOUT US Welcome to Arrowe Park Hospital, where we are transforming our urgent and emergency care facilities to serve you better. Our old building is undergoing a major upgrade, with a new extension and a modern interior design. This means more space, comfort, and convenience for you and your l...

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Tag:   UECUP (7)     Emergency and Urgent Care (1)     Building works (1)     New ED (1)    

Mike Fallon’s Journey from Building Surveyor to Emergency Medicine Doctor

Last updated on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is celebrating National Doctors' Day this Sunday, 30th March by sharing the inspiring journey of Dr Mike Fallon, an Emergency Medicine Registrar at Arrowe Park Hospital. Mike's path to medicine was anything but traditional. After leaving school, he had...

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Planning to get you home

Last updated on Thursday, February 22, 2024

We know that patients recover best at home, so that’s why we start planning for your return home as soon as you arrive in hospital. If you come in to stay overnight with us, we'll issue you with a ‘Ticket Home’ which details all the conversations that you’ll have while you're with us, that will...

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Tag:   going home (1)     discharge (9)     hospital (4)     checking out (1)     Estimated Date of Discharge (2)     EDD (1)    

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)