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Infections
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
MRSA swabs All patients are screened for MRSA bacteria (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) as routine. A nasal and groin swab will be taken by the assessment nurse and sent to the laboratory. You will only be contacted by the hospital if your results are positive for MRSA. This contact...
read moreDay Case Surgery
Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020
You will be provided with a bedside locker on the ward but space is limited so please don’t bring more than needed. Please bring belongings in a zipped medium sized bag rather than a large suitcase. Please use the following as a checklist: Admission letter Dressing gown/slippers Hearing aid...
read morePRINCIPLE – Platform trial of Interventions against COVID-19 in older people
Last updated on Friday, January 15, 2021
PRINCIPLE is a nationwide clinical study from the University of Oxford to find COVID-19 treatments for the over 50’s that can be taken at home. We are looking for medicines that can help people with COVID-19 symptoms get better quickly and stop them needing to go to hospital. PRINCIPLE is still...
read moreCovid/System Pressures
Last updated on Monday, January 10, 2022
Monday 10 January 2022 All NHS services are currently under severe pressure. Clear and transparent communication is required to inform the public of the challenges that the NHS is facing and the likely impact on care giving, as well as the processes in place to ensure safety while prioritising t...
read moreMum of twins born on separate months is fundraising for Tiny Stars
Last updated on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
A mum whose twins were born on separate months has backed the WUTH Charity Tiny Stars appeal to help other premature babies. Hayley Burgess, 34, of Prenton in Wirral, gave birth to her babies Charlie and Layla nine weeks early and are being cared for at the neonatal unit at Wirral Women and Chil...
read moreConsultants' Industrial Action
Last updated on Monday, August 21, 2023
This week will see further strikes by hospital consultants in Cheshire and Merseyside. Hospital consultants will be taking a second round of strike action for 48 hours from 07:00 on Thursday 24 August until 07:00 on Saturday 26 August ahead of the bank holiday weekend. NHS Trusts across Cheshir...
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 moreSmoking in pregnancy
Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025
About The study is testing whether some new ways of using Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) could help women to stop smoking and could improve women’s and babies’ health. Who can take part Pregnant person who is less than 25 weeks pregnant Smoke 5 or more cigarettes a day Don’t vape...
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