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Wirral Chronic Pain Service
Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025
Welcome to the Wirral Chronic Pain Service. This page has useful information about chronic pain, what our service offers, useful information that will help you prepare for your first appointment and also crucial information about how to get to us. It also has some self-help links to useful resour...
read moreInformatics
Last updated on Friday, June 6, 2025
Informatics harnesses the power and possibility of digital technology to transform data and information into knowledge, to help improve delivery of health care. Here at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), we have a strong commitment to providing IT services and support to heath care serv...
read moreAwards and Accreditations
Last updated on Tuesday, June 6, 2023
As a major NHS acute hospital trust for Wirral and the surrounding region, we hold many important accreditations: Investor in People (IIP) accredited organisation. NHSLA Level 2 accreditation. Level 3 General Medical Council accreditation. Our Trust Library and Knowledge Service is assessed...
read moreWUTH Celebrates Overseas NHS Workers Day
Last updated on Monday, March 3, 2025
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is celebrating Overseas NHS Workers Day this week, recognising the dedication, skill, and diversity that international staff bring to the organisation. With a workforce representing 61 countries, WUTH values the global perspectives that enrich patient ca...
read moreWirral University Teaching Hospital wins Research Award in collaboration with Marine Lake Medical Practice
Last updated on Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) has won a North West Coast Research and Innovation Award with primary care partner, Marine Lake Medical Practice. This is the first collaboration locally on the Wirral, between primary and secondary care, to deliver research. The award was given in the...
read moreWirral patient praises innovative MyMobility app following knee replacement surgery
Last updated on Monday, February 10, 2025
A Wirral patient has shared how a cutting-edge digital app helped him prepare for and recover from knee replacement surgery at the Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre. Robert Lundy, 71, from Irby, underwent the procedure at the state-of-the-art facility at Clatterbridge Hospital in June 20...
read moreNational Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visits Cheshire and Merseyside
Last updated on Tuesday, June 27, 2023
National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visited Cheshire and Merseyside to find out how innovations are helping to improve health outcomes for local patients. Prof Powis, who became a household name during the COVID-19 response when he appeared alongside politicians and fellow health le...
read moreHealth 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...
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