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Pug dog helps save stroke victim's life

Last updated on Monday, March 10, 2025

A stroke victim whose life was saved thanks to her pet pug is helping others by taking part in a stroke research trial at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH).Carole Clayton, age 77 from Willaston, came downstairs one morning to feed her pug dog, Tilly, when she suffered a severe stroke. Lu...

End of an Era: WUTH bids Farewell to Midwife Chris Reid Davies After 47 Years of Service

Last updated on Monday, November 27, 2023

After an illustrious career spanning an impressive 47 years in the NHS, Midwife Chris Reid Davies bided farewell to Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) last week.  Chris embarked on her journey in healthcare at Clatterbridge on February 4th 1976, qualifying as a registered nurse in 1979....

Barbara Sananowicz, Staff Nurse and Research Champion

Last updated on Friday, August 30, 2024

Barbara Sananowicz told us about how she became one of the Trust’s first Research Champions. What is your job role?I’m a staff nurse on WUTH’s Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU). I joined the unit during the COVID-19 pandemic, so I’ve been here five years now. What sparked your interest in becomi...

Vitamin D for dialysis patients

Last updated on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

What is the study about? This study will test whether “natural” vitamin D (called colecalciferol, and made by the body when sunlight falls on the skin) improves the health of patients on dialysis treatment.   Who can take part? Patients who are undergoing dialysis at the hospital.   What...

Amala Johnson, Registered Nurse

Last updated on Saturday, May 11, 2024

Amala Johnson came to WUTH from Kerala, India to work on the Surgical Emergency Unit (SEU) in 2022. She said: “I knew I wanted to go abroad to work, to experience a different culture, and my cousin was already working as an NHS nurse in the UK, so that helped me make my choice about where to g...

Come and meet some of our apprentices

Last updated on Wednesday, February 13, 2019

NAME: Ethan BriscoeROLE: Apprentice Laboratory Technician     DEPT: Microbiology COURSE: Laboratory & Science Technicians What made you apply for this apprenticeship? I wanted a job as soon as I had left school as I wanted to earn money whilst gaining qualifications and my sister introduc...

Who can attend?

Last updated on Thursday, January 31, 2019

To attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation, patients must fulfill the following criteria: Have a respiratory diagnosis such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis or Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). Find themselves limited by breathlessness (e.g. climbing stairs or walking up...

Infant feeding discharge information during Covid