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Stroke Services

Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026

A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to the brain and without a blood supply, brain cells can be damaged or destroyed. Strokes are a medical emergency and urgent t...

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Tag:   stroke (9)     bleed (2)     brain (4)     emergency (12)     urgent (1)     critical (5)     Acute (2)    

How is TB contracted

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

People get TB when they breathe in the TB bacteria, which are spread through the air. But most people won’t get ill because: TB bacteria are only in the air after someone with infectious TB coughs or sneezes. You need to spend many hours close to a person with infectious TB to breathe in enou...

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Tag:   TB (5)     Tuberculosis (5)     Infection (1)     infectious (1)    

Karl Hunter, Research Nurse

Last updated on Friday, August 30, 2024

As a research nurse, Karl Hunter has been in nursing for 13 years, with two and a half of them at WUTH. “I knew I wanted to work in healthcare”, he said. “Hospitals seemed like magical places where wonderful things happened. When I looked at the nursing prospectus, it was clear there were lots...

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Tests, Scans and Investigations

Last updated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026

We offer our patients a wide range of tests, scans and investigations. Diagnostic scans Diagnostic scans help give images of various parts of the body. You may also hear the term ‘radiology’ when talking about diagnostic scans. A number of scans are available from our hospitals in Wirral. Choo...

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Tag:   test (9)     scan (10)     blood (14)     science (1)     cellular (1)     microbiology (1)     xray (7)     x-ray (11)     mri (1)     magnetic (1)     tomography (2)     mammography (4)     bone (2)     density (1)     radiography (1)     radiographer (1)    

News Articles

Last updated on Thursday, May 21, 2026

In this section you will find news items about Wirral University Teaching Hospital's research and innovation activities. May 2026 - International Clinical Trials Day July 2025 - Breakthrough research using umbilical cord donations at Wirral maternity unit   May 2025 - Hope, Healing and...

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Contact details

Last updated on Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Vascular Team can be contacted via secretaries 0151 678 611, ext 8444, 8372, 2219  Service is open Monday Thursday 8:30-17:00, Friday 8:30-15:00  Lymphoedema Lead Specialist Nurse: Senior Sister Jenny Williamson Lymphoedema Specialist Nurses: Sisters Jane Roles/Heather Pidcock (Known as Lol)...

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Personalised care planning

Last updated on Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Every patient with dementia has a dementia care bundle, this means they receive personalised nursing care to ensure that all appropriate assessments and care is given.  The symbol at the top of this page is known as the Dementia Forget Me Not symbol, and is used on the patient information board o...

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Tag:   dementia (4)     mind (3)     carer (8)     staff (9)     emergency (12)     forget (3)     brain (4)    

General surveys

Last updated on Monday, June 3, 2024

Anaesthetic Patient Satisfaction Survey Bereavement Experience Feedback  Breast Screening Patient Satisfaction Survey and Breast Screening Assessment Clinic Patient Satisfaction Survey Cardio-Respiratory Investigations Patient Satisfaction Survey Complaints Discharg...

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