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What is Tuberculosis (TB)?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill...
read moreAll About Tinnitus
Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018
This information is not a substitute for medical advice. You should always see your GP / ENT Consultant. July 2005 © British Tinnitus Association What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the term for noises heard ‘in the ear or ears’ or ‘in the head’ when no obvious source of sound is apparent. The noise...
read moreRegional Anaesthesia
Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Local anaesthetic or regional anaesthesia does not put you to sleep but works by blocking the signals that pass along your nerves to your brain. We can block the nerves at different levels to numb a certain area, for example we can block just a finger or a whole region like an arm, a leg or w...
read moreArrowe 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...
read moreDermatology (Skin)
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2025
Based at Clatterbridge Hospital, our Dermatology Service has developed into one of the leading dermatology departments in the country. Our Department consists of our 8 bedded inpatient area and our outpatient area. Located up on the first floor out inpatient area is where we treat more intense...
read moreCar harness/seats (funding options)
Last updated on Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The Children's School Age OT Team are not able to offer NHS funding for car seating, car safety harness's or safety equipment however specialist support and funding is available through a number of charities and private services and the Children's School Age OT team are able to offer advice depen...
read moreLocal Anaesthetic
Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
A local anaesthetic is a type of painkilling medication that is used to numb areas of the body during some surgical procedures. You stay awake when you have a local anaesthetic but in some cases the local anaesthetic can be combined with sedation. How does local anaesthetic work? Local anae...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
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