Wirral Patients Benefit from Same-Day Surgery Innovation
16Apr2025
Patients at Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) are now benefiting from a new approach that lets them go home on the same day as their surgery.
Wirral news
Wirral leading on new neurodiversity profiling tool for the region
10Apr2025
A new tool to provide support to young people with neurodevelopmental needs has been adopted in Wirral.
LHCH improving care for heart failure patients
05Feb2025
A new first-of-its-kind remote management model of care for patients with heart failure, is to be rolled out across the region by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH).
Wirral Place named Outstanding Commissioner
10Dec2024
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Wirral Place commissioning team has been honoured as an Outstanding Commissioner, in the NHS category, at the VSNW Funding and Commissioning Awards 2024, for its groundbreaking work in transforming children’s mental health services in the area.
Improving respiratory care for those seeking drug and alcohol treatment in Wirral
02Sept2024
Wirral respiratory care project
New mood-boosting activity scheme, Active Minds, launches in Wirral
15Aug2024
Active Minds, launched by the Active Wirral service and NHS Wirral Talking Therapies, will aim to help people feel better mentally by encouraging them to get out and about in the borough.
New reablement service could help you feel like YOU again
05Aug2024
Residents who need help to rehabilitate from injuries or health conditions will be able to access support from a new reablement service.
New Wirral Diagnostics Centre opens
21May2024
A new Wirral Diagnostics Centre has opened to enable earlier diagnosis of illnesses such as prostate cancer.
Children’s social care to transform thanks to successful £3m bid
06May2024
Families in Wirral will see children’s social care transformed following a successful bid as the borough joins the national ‘Families First for Children’ Pathfinder programme.
NHS trust’s new digital portal puts patients’ health in their hands
02May2024
Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s Patient Portal
Wirral University Teaching Hospital staff stress the importance of prevention and early detection this Skin Cancer Awareness Month
01May2024
May marks the fight against skin cancer, and staff from Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust share their call to action after experiencing their own brush with the disease.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership signs the Cheshire and Merseyside Anchor Institute Framework
19Jan2024
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has recently signed the Cheshire and Merseyside Anchor Institute Framework as a commitment to delivering social value and value within Cheshire and Merseyside.
Working together to identify the quickest and safest discharge options for patients
08Jan2024
Wirral University Hospital's Transfer of Care Hub
Urgent care services in Wirral working together to reduce wait times
27Dec2023
Wirral urgent treatment centres, walk-in centres and minor injuries units
Preventing hospital admissions by providing the right care, at the right time, at the right place
20Dec2023
Wirral Community Health and Care’s 2hr Urgent Community Response Service (UCR)
Wirral facility supports patients to recover in a community setting after discharge
14Dec2023
Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC)
Reducing avoidable admissions in Wirral’s elderly population
13Dec2023
Wirral urinary tract infection (UTI) and dehydration project
CQC inspection report confirms that Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust delivers outstanding services
13Dec2023
NHS staff across Wirral, Cheshire, St Helens and Knowsley were delighted to see their hard work, specialist skills, and above all their care and compassion for local people and families recognised in a recently published CQC report, with many areas described as outstanding.
Pioneering diabetes prehab service launches in Wirral
01Dec2023
A pioneering diabetes prehab service has launched in Wirral, using population health data to identify those most at risk of having surgery postponed.
National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visits Cheshire and Merseyside
27Jun2023
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