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Improving 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 moreSmoking
Last updated on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Stopping smoking for just 4 weeks reduces your chance of getting a chest infection or wound infection and increases your chances of being able to get home sooner after your operation healthy and well. We know it isn’t an easy thing to do but there is help available. Look at the NHS choices webs...
read moreWhat is Orthotics?
Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Orthotics is a service that provides devices called orthoses (also called braces and splints). These are given to help to prevent, correct or accommodate a deformity and/or improve function. This can be as a result of an injury, disorder or due to the way our bodies alter as we get older. Orthos...
read moreWUTH Doctor Honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Trans Community
Last updated on Thursday, October 31, 2024
A doctor specialising in endocrinology at Wirral University Teaching Hospital has earned the prestigious Imogen Christie Award at this year’s Navajo Merseyside and Cheshire LGBTIQA Chartermark Awards. The accolade recognises the work of Dr King Sun Leong, Associate Medical Director and Consultan...
read moreVolunteer gives back to NHS through hospital radio
Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025
A volunteer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has shared how his passion for music is helping to bring comfort to patients. Larry Weller, aged 74, presents a weekly show on Radio Clatterbridge, the hospital’s radio station based on site at Clatterbridge Hospital. Joining the airwave...
read moreEmma James recognised with prestigious RCN Foundation Impact Award
Last updated on Thursday, April 17, 2025
A cancer care support worker at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has been honoured with a prestigious RCN Foundation Impact Award, recognising her outstanding contribution to patient care and professional excellence. Emma James, a colorectal cancer care coordinator at WUTH, received th...
read moreEnd 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....
read moreEarly Pregnancy Unit
Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025
What is The Early Pregnancy Unit? The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) provides outpatient care to women with problems or concerns in early pregnancy up to 16 weeks and 6 days of their pregnancy. Ultrasound scans are undertaken to confirm the location and viability of a pregnancy followin...
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