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Board Meetings

Last updated on Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) are coming together to improve healthcare services for people in our communities. As part of this programme of integration and for the foreseeable future WUTH and WC...

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Tag:   board (4)     meetings (4)     executive (4)     non-executive (2)    

About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (15)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)    

Safety Thermometer

Last updated on Thursday, April 19, 2018

On one day each month we check to see how many of our patients suffered harm whilst in our care. We call this the safety thermometer. The safety thermometer looks at four harms, in particular: pressure ulcers, falls, blood clots and urine infections for those patients who have a urinary catheter...

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Tag:   safety (6)     thermometer (1)     care (26)     safe (8)     patient safety (4)    

Pressure Ulcers

Last updated on Thursday, April 19, 2018

All patients admitted to our organization have a full skin inspection to ensure measures are put in place to prevent skin damage. Pressure ulcers are localised injuries to the skin and/or underlying tissue as a result of pressure. They are sometimes known as bedsores. They can be classified into...

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Tag:   pressure (2)     sore (1)     pressure sore (1)     ulcer (3)     wound (2)     infection (3)     bed sore (2)     skin injury (1)    

Collapsed Lung

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is this study about? We are recruiting patients who are admitted to hospital with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Patients often require treatment to re-inflate the lung. The trial is looking at whether low-grade suction applied to the chest tube, vs. no suction (which we call standard c...

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Tag:   rasper (1)     research (45)     Clinical Trials (17)     lungs (6)     trial (6)     pneumothorax (1)    

Catering

Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024

The Catering Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital has recently gone through a number of changes and also now looking at new and exciting initiatives, including patient menu and a range of staff and public services. As result there are many new positive actions already completed or p...

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Medical Director offers advice during Junior Doctors’ Industrial Action

Last updated on Wednesday, June 14, 2023

During the Junior Doctors’ Industrial Action, members of the public are urged to use NHS 111 online if it’s not an emergency and to attend hospital appointments unless contacted otherwise. The British Medical Association has announced 72 hours of national industrial action taking place from 7am...

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