New Alder Hey: 5 things you need to know

Here are five helpful things about the new Alder Hey Hospital. You can also find this information on its website.

• When is the new hospital fully open?

The move has been meticulously planned to ensure a safe and smooth transition for patients and families.

The hospital is moving over five days from 2nd to 6th October and will be fully operational at Alder Hey in the Park from 7th October.

Emergency services will continue to operate throughout the move.

• If I need to visit the Emergency Department during the move, where do I go?

Use the Emergency Department at the current hospital until the early hours of Sunday 4th October. From the early hours of Sunday 4th October, use the Emergency Department at Alder Hey in the Park. Clear clear directions and support will be available to families and patients at this time.

• What other services are in place if your child needs to see someone during the move period?

Although the emergency department will be open across the move weekend, families and carers are being urged to consider whether children really need treating in hospital.

Children can be seen at local pharmacies, GP practices, walk-in centres, and out-of-hours GP services.

To support Alder Hey, the walk-in centre at Smithdown Road will open from 8am to midnight on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October.

You can find the walk centre at Smithdown Children’s Walk-In Centre, Smithdown Road L15 2LQ and they can be contacted on 0151 285 4820.

• Will your appointment be in the new hospital?

Your appointment letter will tell you where your appointment is. The large majority of appointments will be at Alder Hey in the Park after the move, but some services like community clinics won’t change.

• Will Alder Hey’s contact details change?

The switchboard number will stay as 0151 228 4811 and Outpatients Appointments number will stay as 0151 252 5358.

The hospital address will stay the same, but the main entrance to the hospital will now be on East Prescot Road, so to find it by sat-nav you’ll need to use postcode L14 5AB.