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The 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....

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Why do people feel chronic / persistent pain? (long term pain) 

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

We know that many patients who come to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service have been experiencing pain for longer than 3 months.   We are also aware that many patients have had long journeys before being referred to this service, being sent for lots of medical investigations, which might still be on...

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Understanding your appointment letter

Last updated on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

We know sometimes it can be difficult to understand who you are seeing at your appointment, particularly as we have lots of different staff in our team. Please consult your letter which will tell you which clinician you have an appointment with.  

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Experts by Experience Committee

Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025

We like to involve the people who use our service in the development of our service. We meet regularly with experts by experience to collaborate on projects and to get valuable feedback. We meet in person and online. You can attend as many or as few meetings as you’d like.   If you have experien...

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Helen Clarry, Histopathology Healthcare Scientist Professional Manager

Last updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

At school enjoyed science, especially human science, and when I was looking at university courses, I liked the sound of biomedical science (BMS) because it was as much about biology as medicine. BMS covers four pathology disciplines - histology (the study of tissue), microbiology (the study of m...

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Michalina Bocho, Senior Biomedical Scientist

Last updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

I love science because it doesn’t care about gender, religion or race. That’s the best part of it. You’re just doing the same job as everyone else. The blood sciences team is at the heart of healthcare, because 80% of patient diagnoses are supported by laboratory findings. We provide critical su...

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Jenny Williams, Biomedical Scientist Dissector

Last updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

I was in my mid 20s and working in retail. I’d always been interested in anatomy, from a forensic science perspective, but I never thought it could be a career. I decided to take a degree in physiology and later I joined the cytology department and worked on the cervical screening programme wher...

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