Liverpool news

Liverpool University Hospitals becomes first centre in Europe to use pioneering robotic-assisted surgical system for head and neck cancers, thanks to £1m donation from Marina Dalglish Appeal

01 May 2024

Patients in Cheshire and Merseyside have become the first in Europe to be offered pioneering robotic-assisted surgery for head and neck cancers with Intuitive’s da Vinci Single Port (SP) surgical system, as Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) becomes the first NHS trust in the UK to receive the da Vinci SP.

Update on women’s hospital services in Liverpool

13 Mar 2024

James Sumner, Chair of the Women’s Hospital Services in Liverpool Programme Board, provides an update on the work to improve hospital maternity and gynaecology services in Liverpool.

A multi-million-pound state-of-the-art cardiac facility has formally opened in Liverpool

20 Feb 2024

The brand-new catheter laboratory development at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH) will enable thousands of cardiology procedures to be carried out every year to benefit patients across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Permanent Place Director for Liverpool appointed

06 Feb 2024

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside can announce that Mark Bakewell has been appointed as Place Director for Liverpool on a permanent basis.

Emergency department ranked top in the North West thanks to new initiatives

26 Jan 2024

Alder Hey Children's Hospital Paediatric Admissions Unit

Reablement service speeds up hospital recovery and reduced the amount of care needed after discharge

17 Jan 2024

Broadgreen Hospital Reablement Assessment Hub

Urgent geriatric service treats elderly patients quicker, avoiding long A&E waits and freeing up capacity

12 Jan 2024

Geriatric same-day emergency care (SDEC) service at the Royal Liverpool Hospital

Helping patients to regain their confidence and rebuild their strength after a fall

10 Jan 2024

Broadgreen Falls Clinic

Liverpool Women’s and Liverpool University Hospitals appoint joint Chair

20 Dec 2023

David Flory CBE has been appointed as joint Chair of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. He will start this joint role in March 2024.

Improving cancer care waits for patients

18 Dec 2023

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Keeping patients out of hospital by treating them in the community

14 Dec 2023

Integrated Community Reablement and Assessment Service (ICRAS)

Expanding the use of virtual wards to support heart failure patients in Liverpool

28 Nov 2023

Heart failure NHS virtual wards in Liverpool

Reducing pressure on urgent and emergency care services through urgent community response

27 Nov 2023

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust's 2-Hour Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team

Liverpool cancer patient urges people to attend lung health check

15 Nov 2023

A Liverpool cancer patient who is now free of the disease is urging people to go for a lung check-up if they are offered one.

Take a short survey to share your views on the future of Liverpool University Hospitals

01 Nov 2023

Liverpool University Hospitals is asking for the views of its patients and the public to support the development of its new five-year strategy.

Interim Place Director for Liverpool appointed

23 Feb 2023

Mark Bakewell, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Deputy Director of Finance, has been appointed as Place Director for Liverpool on an interim six-month basis

Healthier Planet, Healthier People - NHS exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool

08 Feb 2023

This February, visitors to the Museum of Liverpool will be able to see a collection of photos and film footage showcasing greener healthcare initiatives from across the region

Liverpool University Hospitals appoints Executive Director for Strategy and Partnerships

30 Jan 2023

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) has appointed Jan Ledward as Executive Director for Strategy and Partnerships

Report on Liverpool hospital services review to be presented to NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

20 Jan 2023

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside will next week receive a report into the Liverpool Clinical Services Review

Move to new Royal Liverpool University Hospital underway

28 Sept 2022

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started its move to the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital on September 28th 2022

New Royal Liverpool University Hospital

21 Sept 2022

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) will begin its move to the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital on Wednesday 28 September.