Wirral news

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New mood-boosting activity scheme, Active Minds, launches in Wirral

New mood-boosting activity scheme, Active Minds, launches in Wirral

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

New reablement service could help you feel like YOU again

Residents who need help to rehabilitate from injuries or health conditions will be able to access support from a new reablement service.

Radiographer Annie Murambiwa with a new CT scanner at Wirral Diagnostics Centre

New Wirral Diagnostics Centre opens

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

Children’s social care to transform thanks to successful £3m bid

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

NHS trust’s new digital portal puts patients’ health in their hands

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

Wirral University Teaching Hospital staff stress the importance of prevention and early detection this Skin Cancer Awareness Month

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

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership signs the Cheshire and Merseyside Anchor Institute Framework

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

Working together to identify the quickest and safest discharge options for patients

Wirral University Hospital's Transfer of Care Hub

Welcome sign for Victoria Central Walk-in Centre

Urgent care services in Wirral working together to reduce wait times

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

Preventing hospital admissions by providing the right care, at the right time, at the right place

Wirral Community Health and Care’s 2hr Urgent Community Response Service (UCR)

Wirral facility supports patients to recover in a community setting after discharge

Wirral facility supports patients to recover in a community setting after discharge

Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC)

Reducing avoidable admissions in Wirral’s elderly population

Reducing avoidable admissions in Wirral’s elderly population

Wirral urinary tract infection (UTI) and dehydration project

CQC inspection report confirms that Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust delivers outstanding services

CQC inspection report confirms that Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust delivers outstanding services

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.

Why not home, why not today?

Community rehab service enables faster discharge and recovery

HomeFirst service in Wirral

A group of people stood outside of a building. The sign on the building reads "One Wirral CIC"

Pioneering diabetes prehab service launches in Wirral

A pioneering diabetes prehab service has launched in Wirral, using population health data to identify those most at risk of having surgery postponed.

Four people stood outside Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

National Medical Director Prof Sir Stephen Powis visits Cheshire and Merseyside

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