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When to visit a pharmacy

Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Pharmacists and chemists play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients. Working in the community, primary care and hospitals, pharmacists use their clinical expertise together with their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by patients and members of th...

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How to choose us for your care

Last updated on Tuesday, November 19, 2024

It's easy to choose us to care for you. Just tell your GP that you'd like us to treat you and they'll refer you through one of two types of referral: Routine referral Your GP will send a referral letter to Wirral Women and Children's Hospital or give you a reference number which will enable yo...

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Meet the Chair

Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024

  Meet Tony Probbing, Tony has over 25 years of experience in the NHS, starting out as an occupational therapist. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide range of therapy and AHP professions, as well as specialist clinic areas such as critical care. Patient-centred care has always been h...

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Renal (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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Bowel (Colorectal) Cancer

Last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2024

The Colorectal Cancer team consists of seven Colorectal Surgeons based at Arrowe Park Hospital (with clinic capacity at Clatterbridge Hospital and Victoria Central Hospital). They are supported by a team of Macmillan Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), Care Co-Ordinators, a Nurse Consultant...

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Lung Cancer

Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024

Our local lung cancer team consists of local chest physicians, specialist nurses, radiologists, pathologists with close links to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology and Hospice services. We meet weekly as a team to discuss on-going management of all patients unde...

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Non-Specific Rapid Diagnosis Team

Last updated on Friday, May 24, 2024

The Non-Specific Rapid Diagnosis Service (NS RDS) is part of the NHS Cancer Programme to speed up cancer diagnosis and improve patient’s experience. The intended cohort for NS RDS would be those patients with concerning symptoms suspicious of a cancer diagnosis but not fitting into a ‘site specif...

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Haematology

Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Haematology is the study of blood, the blood-forming organs and blood disease. The tests performed in this laboratory help in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions including: Leukaemia Anaemia Coagulation (clotting) disorders A broad range of haematological tests are performed in the...

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