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Why have I received an appointment for the COPD sessions?

Last updated on Wednesday, April 11, 2018

GPs, practice nurses, community nurses and hospital staff are the main people who will ask us to see patient's with COPD for help and advice.  This will usually be discussed with you before the referral is made. Many patient's with COPD have been admitted to hospital with an exacerbation and the...

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Tag:   appointment (25)     classes (5)     join (1)     register (3)     COPD (7)     lung (10)     breathe (4)     breath (2)    

When to see your GP

Last updated on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Your local general GP surgery provides a wide range of family health services, including: advice on health problems, vaccinations, examinations and treatment, prescriptions for medicines, referrals to other health services and social services. Your surgery will make sure you get to speak to a he...

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Tag:   GP (4)     doctor (5)     local (3)     physiotherapist (1)     nurse (3)     diabetic clinic (1)     minor ailments (1)     referrals (1)    

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)    

Arrowe Park Acute Stroke Unit

Last updated on Friday, January 12, 2018

Each year, an estimated 700 people in the Wirral and Cheshire area will suffer a stroke and be admitted to hospital. Our Stroke patients are brought in through our Emergency Department at Arrowe Park Hospital as emergency cases and are directly admitted to the Acute Stroke Unit on Ward 23. Ward...

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Tag:   stroke (8)     acute (6)     unit (2)     thrombolysis (1)     blood (10)     clot (2)     brain (4)    

Surgical Elective Admissions Lounge (SEAL) video

Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Surgical Elective Admissions Lounge (SEAL) 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 Surgical Elective Admissions Lounge (SEAL) video is an informative and comforting...

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Tag:   SEAL (4)     sensory (1)     sensory room (1)     opening (1)     surgery (6)     surgical (4)     wuth charity (1)     wuth staff (1)     sensory suite (1)     anxiety (1)     video (8)     WUTH (1)     complex care (2)     learning disabilities (4)     learning disability (3)    

Immediate Life Support (ILS) course

Last updated on Friday, November 22, 2019

e-ILS - Immediate Life Support e-learning The Resuscitation Council (UK) Immediate Life Support (ILS) course was launched in 2002. It was developed in response to a demand from healthcare professionals who may have to act as first responders and treat patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival...

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Tag:   first responders (1)     life support (3)     ILS (1)     CPR (2)     defibrillation (1)     re-certification (1)    

Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre phase two

Last updated on Thursday, September 29, 2022

A further £14.95 million has been allocated to build two more elective theatres the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. Wirral University Teaching Hospital was allocated £10.6 million of funding earlier this year from NHS England via Cheshire and Merseyside’s Integ...

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Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre has opened at Clatterbridge Hospital

Last updated on Friday, November 25, 2022

A multi-million pound elective surgical hub, Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre, has opened its doors at Clatterbridge Hospital. The centre, which has two brand new theatres, has started treating patients from across the region. It has been developed to treat solely patients awaiting electi...

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