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Endoscopy Video

Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Endoscopy Video As part of our Patient Experience Strategy Welcome Promise, our patients asked us to provide more information about what to expect when coming into hospital. The Endoscopy video is an informative and reassuring introduction to our hospital's facilities. Our goal is to provide y...

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What is a COPD exacerbation?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018

An exacerbation is a flare up of COPD symptoms.  The signs can include: Increased breathlessness (more than usual) Reduced walking distance Increase in coughing Changes in the amount/colour/thickness of phlegm Chest feeling tight New or increased wheeze If there two or more of these sy...

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Tag:   COPD (7)     Chronic (2)     disease (4)     lung disease (3)     oxygen (9)     breathing (5)    

Bowel Cancer Screening

Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is a national screening programme coordinated by Public Health England. NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Most people in their 60s will have already received an invitation from the programme. Screening is for people without symptoms. If you are conc...

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Tag:   bowel (6)     scope (1)     colonoscopy (2)     cancer (21)     abnormal (2)     screen (2)     screening (15)    

Inpatient 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...

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‘Long Covid’ sufferer from Liverpool tells of battling debilitating symptoms as part of ‘Spread the Facts’ campaign

Last updated on Thursday, June 3, 2021

News Release from Champs Public Health Collaborative  As lockdown restrictions ease, Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside are relaunching a campaign to ‘Spread the Facts’ about how young people can play their part in stopping the spread of COVID-19.   With the vaccine rollout...

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Blood Testing

Last updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Arrowe Park Hospital outpatients - Adults The phlebotomy clinic is located in clinic 5 in the main outpatient department at Arrowe Park Hospital. If you are seeing a consultant and require a blood test the same day, take a number and you will be called. If you require a blood test prior to your...

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Tag:   blood (10)     test (9)     scan (10)     investigation (1)     phlebotomy (2)     glucose (1)     sugar (2)     blood sugar (11)     iron (1)     deficient (1)    

Pneumonia

Last updated on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...

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