Did you know that Alder Hey offers a private MRI scanning service for children and young people aged 5–18? Private MRI appointments have no impact on NHS waiting lists and helps to sustain our services. Find out more and book an appointment at: bit.ly/3MPwJJq

#FeelGoodFriday | Meet 3 year old Nova. After a tough few days in hospital with her blood sugars dropping too low, this little superstar is heading home in time to spend Christmas Day with her family! 🎄

Yesterday, we had a very special visit from our friends @evertonfc.com who came to meet some of our amazing patients, their families and our staff. The players and the manager helped to spread some festive cheer and create some lifelong memories 💙 #ChristmasAtAlderHey

Alder Hey are one of eight NHS hospital trusts awarded £2m funding through a new NHSE incentive scheme, recognising performance in reducing waiting times and improving access to planned care. Find out more on our website: bit.ly/3XOt157

Congratulations to Dan Hawcutt, alongside Udeme Ohia and Christopher Parry for launching the first-of-its-kind paediatric pharmacogenomics service in the UK, right here at Alder Hey! Find out more about this new service on our website: bit.ly/4rIJdCJ #research

PLEASE NOTE ⚠️ The current car park for visitors to Alder Hey’s Emergency Department will be closed from today. A temporary car park will be opened to replace it whilst we build a new Emergency Car Park. Find out more: bit.ly/49RBkEz

20 month old Orla from Lancaster, who was born with life threatening congenital heart condition has been honoured at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Heart Hero Awards in London.

Recently, staff from across Alder Hey & @livuniresearch.bsky.social came together to launch the Alder Hey and Liverpool Child Health Junior Research Faculty, a chance to collaborate, network & develop 🤝 Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/

Radiology Research team awarded £187,000 research grant 👏 Congratulations to Professor Shivaram Avula and his team, who have been awarded £187,000 in grant funding by Children with Cancer UK, for a new research study focused on improving the lives of children and young people with brain tumours.

Today we had a lovely visit from Wayne Rooney who popped in to spend some time with 15 yr old Morgan, a massive Manchester United fan who recently had multiple surgeries here at Alder Hey 🏥 Wayne met Morgan to find out more about his story & offer words of encouragement for the future.

Everyone here at Alder Hey is ready for #Halloween 🎃 Decorations are up and costumes are on as we prepare for a spook-tacular night! 👻 We want to take the opportunity to wish all of our followers a very #HappyHalloween - don't eat too many chocolates or sweets!

Happy Halloween 🧡 Every year, we see a few too many avoidable bumps, burns and broomstick mishaps! 🧙‍♀️ If you need us, our Urgent Treatment Centres are here to treat minor injuries and illnesses. Watch our video for tips to stay safe this #Halloween 👇🏽 www.merseycare.nhs.uk/utc-videos

"If I am honest, children have not been well served over the last decade or so." Read Professor Dan Hawcutt's blog about the newly-created Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/blog-the-new...

#MondayMotivation | Huge congratulations to Alder Hey's Professor Dan Hawcutt, who has been appointed as the Founding Director of the Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing! More: alderhey.nhs.uk/professor-da...

9 yr old Riziah was born with a rare condition called Heterotaxy Syndrome. Despite many challenges, including 35 hospital admissions, she continues to flourish & is now a @Matalan x @AlderHeyCharity campaign star! 🤩 Find out more about her story here: bit.ly/4nShcWH

The wait is nearly over! You can get your hands on this year's @Matalan X Alder Hey PJs from tomorrow at 8am online at matalan.co.uk, selected Matalan stores & Alder Hey Charity shops. See you bright and early for launch day! 💙🐘

September is Hirschsprung’s Disease Awareness Month. Meet Ffredi, a cheeky, energetic little boy who loves climbing, dogs, and dancing. Ffredi also has a rare condition called Hirschsprung’s disease, which affects around 200 babies each year in the UK 👶

#FeelGoodFriday | Adam’s completes incredible running challenge! 🏃 Recently, Adam Dixon completed his incredible challenge to run across the country in just 7 days for charity.

#FeelGoodFriday | After having his life saved by a pioneering new surgical technique at Alder Hey, 3 year old Conor is now thriving 🙌 Mum Lucy said: “Thank you just doesn’t cut it. The surgical & support teams have been astounding. Even the aftercare has been absolutely amazing.

We have a one-in-a-million #FeelGoodFriday post for you this week... 🤩 Alder Hey has developed a life-saving new treatment for a rare condition called Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation (VGAM), which affects just one in a million children.

We’re proud to announce the launch of the UK’s 1st dedicated vestibular screening programme, VIS-L, for babies aged 6 months to 2 years who have been diagnosed with permanent hearing loss.

"AI is no longer a vision of the future – it is here, and it is already transforming the way we live and work." Find out more about how Alder Hey is utilising #AI to revolutionise and improve the care we provide to our children and young people: bit.ly/3IOOJBR

With the help of #AI, Alder Hey aims to revolutionise care. By using safe, effective, ethical AI, we aim to empower staff by automating tasks & enhancing decision-making and position Alder Hey as a national and international leader in paediatric AI healthcare 🏥

#FeelGoodFriday | Meet 9 year old Seirian, who has just opened her very own art exhibition after bravely battling leukaemia 🎨 Shortly after turning 7, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and started life-saving treatment at Alder Hey 🏥

ICYMI: Find out more about the amazing 3-Tesla MRI research scanner now housed at Alder Hey! 👇 To find out more about how to book it, go to: bit.ly/3GChEbn

We are the 1st hospital in Europe to install a ground-breaking 3-Tesla MRI research scanner, a major step forward for medical #research in the region & beyond. To find out more about the scanner and how to book it, go to: bit.ly/3GChEbn

🗣️ "We've got lots of children and young people here who've got weakened immune systems and it's really important that we keep them safe." Our Emergency Department Head of Nursing, Gary Barker-Begley, tells you what do if you need to come to A&E and suspect you have #measles

Open letter to Parents and Carers in Merseyside from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, UKHSA and Directors of Public Health for Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley

#Measles is highly infectious. One person with measles can infect up to 15 others! The best way to protect against measles and stay safe is to have 2 doses of the MMR vaccine. Here's Consultant in Paediatric Public Health at Alder Hey, Rachel Isba, to tell you more:

We are currently treating vulnerable children and young people with #measles at Alder Hey. The best way to protect them is to ensure that you and your children are fully vaccinated. Here's our Chief Nurse, Nathan Askew, to tell you more:

Our A&E is experiencing high levels of attendance right now 🏥 We encourage parents & carers to only attend in cases of emergency. To help you make the right decision, please use www.111.nhs.uk or our online Symptom Checker tool before attending: alderhey.nhs.uk/symptom-chec...

#FeelGoodFriday | A massive well done to all our staff who took part in the Alder Hey Children’s Charity Dragon Boat Festival! 🙌 Now in its 5th year, this annual fundraising event involves teams competing in head-to-head races across Crosby Marine Lake in large ‘dragon boats’

#MondayMotivation | Alder Hey radiologist helping to build a brighter future in Ghana 🇬🇭 A huge well done to our very own Kate Taylor-Robinson, who has recently delivered ultrasound training with colleagues to paediatricians in Ghana 🙌

#DiabetesWeek | We want to let families with a newly diagnosed child know, ‘you’ve got this’ 💪 9-year-old Mason was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just 3 months ago after feeling thirstier, going to the toilet more and feeling dizzy.

Alder Hey named top performing children’s hospital 🏥 We were recognised recently as one of the top performing NHS trusts in England for seeing A&E patients within 4 hours. A massive well done to our amazing Emergency Department team for all of their hard work! 👏👏👏

#FeelGoodFriday | Born 6 weeks early, Mara faced huge challenges. At 9 days old, she was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD) and later needed to be urgently transferred to Alder Hey for lifesaving open-heart surgery 🏥

Kidney Research UK & Life Arc want to enable researchers to undertake kidney research that could change the future for children & families. Grant applications are now open until 18th June 2025. Could you or your team make a difference? See more: bit.ly/4jisFg1 #research

#MotivationMonday | Celebrating Nia’s 50 Years in Nursing 🎉 Today, we celebrate Senior Nurse Nia, who recently marked an incredible 50 years in the #NHS As part of her training, which started in 1975, Nia was mainly based at Alder Hey and worked on almost every ward here!

Today is #ClinicalTrialsDay 🔬🧪 Gabrielle is a Research Nurse here at Alder Hey. Below, she shows you what a typical day in her life looks like working in the Research team. Watch to find out more! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rry4...

#MondayMotivation | Alder Hey recently scooped up TWO awards at this year’s @RIBA Awards 🏆🏆 Our Catkin Centre & Sunflower House building project won 'Scheme of the Year', and Alder Hey also won 'Client of the Year' 🙌

Today is #InternationalNursesDay, a chance for us to celebrate the amazing people that help our children, young people & their families everyday here at Alder Hey 💙 So, join us in celebrating our wonderful nurses and leave them your messages of thanks in the comments! 👇

#FeelGoodFriday | Jessica has been cared for here at Alder Hey since she was born 10 years ago. When she was just 4, she underwent a colostomy stoma operation and, ever since, she’s been visiting us every 3 to 4 weeks for her ongoing care under multiple teams.

Yesterday, we said goodbye to our amazing cuddle manager Holly 🐶 , who will be putting her paws up after exactly 500 visits to Alder Hey!

#FeelGoodFriday | Watch the incredibly emotional moment when 5 year old Harry rang the end of treatment cancer bell at Alder Hey! 🔔