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Wirral Patients Benefit from Same-Day Surgery Innovation 

Last updated on Monday, April 14, 2025

Patients at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are now benefiting from a new approach that lets them go home on the same day as their surgery. The Surgical Enhanced Acute Level (SEAL) division, working closely with the Urology team, has introduced a day surgery programme for people havin...

Health care associated infections (HCAIs)

Last updated on Friday, April 20, 2018

HCAIs are infections acquired as a result of healthcare interventions. Infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) and Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have previously been considered to be the most common, however great results have been achieved in red...

Contacting your local faith or spiritual care community

Last updated on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

We are happy to contact your local faith or spiritual care leader for you to let them know that you or someone you love has come into hospital, just give us a call. If your local faith or spiritual care leader already knows you are coming or have come into hospital you can also ask them to conta...

Better than ever care for our cancer patients

Last updated on Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Cancer patients are receiving better care than ever at Wirral University Teaching Hospital according to latest national survey results. People who were in-patients or day cases in April, May and June last year gave feedback on their experience of cancer care at the Trust’s Arrowe Park and Clatte...

Wirral Hospital Receives Outstanding Patient Feedback in Cancer Experience Survey

Last updated on Tuesday, July 16, 2024

More than 90% of cancer patients at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are receiving exceptional care and support, according to new survey results.  Over the past year, respondents have consistently rated their experience highly, highlighting the dedication and compassion of the Trust’s...

PRINCIPLE – 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...

New diagnostics service in Wirral to boost access to care

Last updated on Monday, November 22, 2021

Patients across Wirral are benefiting from earlier diagnostic testing thanks to national investment in a new service called Clatterbridge Diagnostics. This is one of the first Community Diagnostic Centres in England that are being established as part of a national programme aimed at increasing d...

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