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Small breast cancer surgery
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
The SMALL Study The study will compare open surgery with a minimally invasive technique called vacuum-assisted excision for the treatment of small breast cancers found at breast screening. Such small breast cancers have usually been treated with open surgery. The 2012 UK Breast Screening Revi...
read moreRaj Rajamma, Professional Nurse Advocate
Last updated on Saturday, May 11, 2024
Raj Rajamma is a professional nurse advocate (PNA), who has been a nurse at WUTH for three years. “The Trust has supported me in training to become a PNA and I love this aspect of my role”, he said. “Being a PNA is all about looking after the wellbeing of the nurses in my team. At times working...
read moreSue Browne, Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Last updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Sue Browne is Diabetes Specialist Nurse and a member of the Trust’s Sunflower Network which supports staff with disabilities. She said: “After having some struggles as a teenager I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an adult.” She started working at the Trust as a student nurse during COVID...
read moreCancer spread to armpit
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
ATNEC Study When breast cancer has spread to the armpit, extra treatment to the armpit (either surgery or radiotherapy) is usually given after chemotherapy, but this can have long-lasting side effects. This study aims to find out whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy that a person w...
read moreLife's Sweet Challenge
Last updated on Thursday, November 14, 2024
On World Diabetes Day (14th Nov), we meet Stephanie Gisborne, a diabetes nurse at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, who not only battles type 1 diabetes personally but also empowers her daughter and patients to thrive despite the condition. Stephanie Gisborne is a dedicated diabetes nurse wh...
read moreFriends and Family Test
Last updated on Thursday, June 21, 2018
To measure patient experience we use a Recommend Rate and Not Recommend Rate. The idea is simple: if you like using a certain product or doing business with a particular company you like to share this experience with others. From the answers given 3 groups of people can be distinguished: Detracto...
read moreNew dialysis ward opens at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Last updated on Wednesday, January 4, 2023
A £2.8 million investment has created a new space for the treatment of dialysis at Wirral University Treatment Hospital to transform patient care. The new Dialysis Unit has been relocated and upgraded with new ward spaces, side rooms, and waiting areas, improving patient experience. Dialysis is...
read moreVolunteers’ Week Spotlight – Brendan Meehan
Last updated on Friday, June 7, 2024
Volunteers’ Week is celebrated nationwide and WUTH is proud to shine a spotlight on one of its most dedicated volunteers, Brendan Meehan – pictured with former Boxing WBC cruiserweight champion and WUTH Charity supporter, Tony Bellew. Brendan's journey as a volunteer began at the onset of the...
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