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Treatment of lymphoedema

Last updated on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Unfortunately, there is no known cure for lymphoedema, and treatment varies depending on the severity.   Treatment plans will be individually devised and may consist of: skin care, exercise, Simple lymphatic drainage/manual lymphatic drainage, a specialist technique to help with lymph drainage,...

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Inpatient journey

Last updated on Monday, November 30, 2020

You will be taken from theatre into the recovery area, where a nurse will look after you until you are not too sleepy and also fairly pain free. Once back on the ward, there is a patient information folder at each bedside and this will provide you with additional information you will need to kno...

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Reminiscence Work at WUTH

Last updated on Tuesday, April 30, 2019

An acute hospital is not the correct environment for people with dementia;  however we are continually striving to enhance the  environment in a number of ways. There is a memory café for patients to enjoy old footage TV, listen to music, enjoy singalongs and other activities - memory cafe poster...

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Tag:   dementia (5)     library (4)     twiddlemuffs (1)     kitchen (1)     hairdresser (1)     memory cafe (1)    

Breast cancer

Last updated on Wednesday, August 14, 2019

We have four breast surgeons, who are based at the Wirral Breast Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. They are supported by five Clinical Nurse Specialists (key workers), one Cancer Care Coordinator and one Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The team will get together each week in which all patients with...

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Tag:   breast lump (1)     breast (9)     tumour (5)     lump (5)     mastectomy (1)     puckering (1)     discharge (8)    

RCN Industrial Action 6th and 7th February

Last updated on Friday, February 3, 2023

There will be national industrial action carried out by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on Monday 6th February and Tuesday, 7th February for 12 hours. This will involve strike action by RCN members at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Patients and visitors may notice activity on our sites...

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Sue Browne, Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Last updated on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Sue Browne is Diabetes Specialist Nurse and a member of the Trust’s Sunflower Network which supports staff with disabilities. She said: “After having some struggles as a teenager I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an adult.” She started working at the Trust as a student nurse during COVID...

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£1.2 million upgraded HDU opens at Arrowe Park Hospital

Last updated on Tuesday, September 14, 2021

A new £1.2million upgraded High Dependency Unit has opened at Wirral University Teaching Hospital to enhance care for some of the Trust’s most poorly patients. The High Dependency Unit (HDU) based at the Arrowe Park Hospital site, cares for patients who have been stepped down from intensive care...

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