Improving hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

The NHS has been looking at how to improve hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool for a number of years.

Most of these services happen at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, on Crown Street in Toxteth, which means they are separate from other adult hospital services such as critical care, and other specialist teams.

This situation can delay care and create problems getting women the treatment they need, particularly very seriously ill patients.

Because of this, we are proposing that a small number of very complex births and high-risk gynaecology operations should take place at the Royal Liverpool Hospital instead of at Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

We'll also be investing extra money into improvements at Liverpool Women's Hospital to help enhance the quality and safety of care for every single woman.

Between 2 June and 14 July 2026, we asked people to let us know what they thought about this proposal. 

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their views and experiences during the engagement period.

The findings from the process are now being analysed, and will be summarised in a report which will be available soon, along with further details about the next steps.

To find out more about this programme at work, please visit our website.