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Undergraduate Medical Students
Last updated on Thursday, August 16, 2018
The Undergraduate Education Centre provides dedicated teaching and study facilities for medical students from the University of Liverpool. Students from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th years are attached to Wirral University Teaching Hospital for varying periods throughout the year. The education progr...
read moreAlcohol intake
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Drinking alcohol affects your body’s ability to fight infection, stop bleeding and heal wounds/ prevent wound breakdown. It is therefore very important to cut down or stop drinking before surgery. Stopping for just 2 weeks pre-operatively will improve your body’s response to surgery. Stopping...
read moreAccessibility Statement
Last updated on Friday, December 8, 2023
This page was last updated on 5 December 2023. This accessibility statement applies to https://www.wuth.nhs.uk/ This website is run by Wirral University Teaching Hospital, and we want as many people as possible to be able to use it. That means you should be able to: Change colours, contrast...
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 moreImproving your fitness for surgery
Last updated on Monday, July 6, 2020
Having surgery puts stress on your body. There are ways that we can help you prepare for this. Following some simple steps will help to reduce your chance of complications and improve your chances of being healthy and well during and after surgery, as well as your long-term health. Taking an a...
read moreClinical Biochemistry
Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
This service tests body fluids such as blood and urine. These fluids are examined for the presence of various compounds such as hormones, proteins, enzymes and drugs. This helps in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases such as diabetes, liver disease and heart problems.We offer a wi...
read moreMolecular
Last updated on Monday, April 30, 2018
Molecular tests (PCR) may be performed on a variety of samples: Blood should be collected into two 4ml EDTA blood tubes (lilac or purple cap) Faeces in the standard faeces container. Sputum in standard container (sputum pot). For swabs, tissues, scrapes and and small volumes of body fluids...
read moreI take herbal medicines, should I mention it to the team looking after me?
Last updated on Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Herbal medicines are often thought to be safe as they are ‘natural’. They do however have an effect on the body and can lead to side-effects and so should be used with care. They may interact with your other medicines, medical conditions, or be unsafe if you are undergoing surgery. Always let you...
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