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Elbow and hand
Last updated on Thursday, May 1, 2025
Elbow and Hand pain Most elbow and hand pain has a very simple cause and clears up within a few days. The pain usually comes from strained or inflamed soft tissues such as tendons. You can normally treat this pain yourself with over-the-counter painkillers and a few days' rest, and you may not n...
read moreMeet the Chair
Last updated on Thursday, March 14, 2024
Meet Tony Probbing, Tony has over 25 years of experience in the NHS, starting out as an occupational therapist. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide range of therapy and AHP professions, as well as specialist clinic areas such as critical care. Patient-centred care has always been h...
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Last updated on Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Tell us about yourself: My nursing career began as a Staff Nurse on Ward 17 (Colorectal) at WUTH in 2001 and following a brief period at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, I returned to WUTH as a Primary Nurse and was later seconded to the role of Project Nurse with the Monitor 2000 Audit team u...
read moreThe difference between chronic and acute pain
Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
What is the difference between chronic / persistent pain and acute pain? Acute pain describes pain that comes for a short while and then clears up (normally around 3 months) once the injury is healed. It is a warning sign that our nervous system generates in response to a perceived threat (e.g....
read moreAbout RMH Charities
Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
Many sick children are now treated in specialist NHS hospitals distant from their homes, as specialist medical treatments are increasingly provided from regional or national centres of excellence. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent charity which aims to provide free ‘home a...
read moreUpper Gastrointestinal Cancer (Stomach and Oesophageal)
Last updated on Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer service is situated at Arrowe Park Hospital and consists of one consultant and two upper GI clinical nurse specialists. We work in collaboration with Liverpool University Foundation Trust (LUFT) and the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. We have a super-regi...
read moreSlit Lamp Biomicroscopy
Last updated on Monday, August 18, 2025
Slit lamp biomicroscopy (SLB) is an examination technique used when adequate retinal examination cannot be obtained using digital photography. There are several reasons why a patient may get a non-assessable result from the digital screening examination, one example is that the lens of the eye c...
read moreHealth Passports
Last updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Health Passports View our health passports video for Carer passports and Health & Wellbeing passport here: Our Safe Promise Group has been promoting the use of Health Passports in the Trust, don’t miss out on the advantages these passports bring to both patients and caregivers. CARER PA...
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