Liverpool news

Rachael Gregory June 2025

"Giving myself my own denosumab treatment is a marvellous idea" - the new pilot saving patients from hospital trips

A new pilot at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is making life simpler for patients who get denosumab injections to help strengthen and protect their bones during cancer treatment.

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New toolkit launches to support youngsters with SEND

Liverpool City Council has launched an improved way of supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

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Liverpool welcomes experts to tackle high rates of oral cancer

Experts in oral cancer from all over the world are coming to Liverpool this week to work on tackling this group of deadly diseases. The International Association of Oral Oncology, which is chaired by Liverpool surgeon Professor Richard Shaw, is hosting its annual conference at the ACC, and will welcome leading cancer doctors from as far afield as Australia and Brazil.

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Liverpool Leads the Way in Improving Sexual Health

Liverpool is marking a major public health milestone with a significant drop in sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates.

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Alder Hey named top performing children’s hospital

Alder Hey has recently been recognised as one of the top performing NHS trusts in England for seeing A&E patients within four hours.

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Clatterbridge Paddington Health Hub opens new outpatient centre

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has opened a new dedicated outpatient facility - known as Clatterbridge Paddington Health Hub - close to its main hospital in Liverpool and Edge Lane / Mount Vernon Road.

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First UK patient trials new therapy at Clatterbridge to tackle rare cancer-related disease

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is pioneering an experimental new therapy designed to tackle a debilitating disease that some cancer patients develop through life-saving treatment.

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Anfield man’s life changed thanks to breakthrough prostate treatment

The Urology team at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital is transforming the lives of men across the North West of England with a groundbreaking new treatment for a condition which affects more than a third of men aged over 50.

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Interactive workbooks launched to support mental health in schools

Mersey Care's Mental Health Support Teams in schools have released new interactive workbooks designed to help young people, parents and education staff learn new ways to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

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Council relaunches 0 – 19 health programme to strengthen family support

Liverpool City Council has launched a new approach to Public Health Nursing, offering stronger, more accessible support for families, from pregnancy through school years and into parenthood, helping to improve long-term outcomes for all.

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Alder Hey Secures Over £4m to Drive Innovation and Improve Children’s Healthcare

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is set to receive over £4million in funding to boost the Liverpool City Region’s position as a leader in children’s healthcare innovation.

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Hospitals in Liverpool launch a mobile health and research hub to bring research closer to Merseyside communities

A new mobile health and research hub that will make it easier for local communities in Merseyside to take part in health research has been launched by NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG).

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New charity-funded patient video launched to improve awareness of awake brain surgery

The Walton Centre has launched a new video charting the course of a complex surgical procedure to improve awareness and support patients undergoing brain tumour treatment.

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Innovative HIV Testing Expanded in Liverpool

HIV testing is set to increase across Liverpool’s hospitals, with “Opt-Out” testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.

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Unique pain programme helps elderly get back on their feet

There have been a number of points in Sheila Longo’s life where Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has reared its painful head. From severely damaging her wrist and lower arm in a canoeing accident in California in 1998, to seriously injuring her leg and ankle in Italy in 2015, CRPS has added delay and more pain to her recovery.

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NHS University Hospitals Liverpool Group named as one of 20 UK Commercial Research Delivery Centres

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) has been named as host for an NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre, which will bring cutting-edge commercial research to communities in Cheshire and Merseyside.

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State-of-the-art camera will improve patient experience

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the first hospital in the North West to become home to a new state-of-the-art nuclear medicine camera, which will improve the way we scan our patients.

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Liverpool City Council awards transformational public health service contracts

Liverpool City Council has today formally awarded two public health contracts that will support some of the city’s most vulnerable groups.

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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital successfully implants world’s first leadless dual chamber pacemaker

The world's first dual chamber leadless pacing technology is being introduced in hospitals across the UK, with staff based at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital among the first to roll-out the groundbreaking technology to treat complex cases of abnormal or slow heart rhythms.

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Clatterbridge cancer vaccine research enters new phase in UK first

The second phase of a ground-breaking cancer vaccine clinical trial is underway at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre with its recruitment of the first two patients in the UK into the next stage of the research study.

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£1.1m funding boost for research in Liverpool given to Alder Hey

Alder Hey has been awarded £1.1m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to improve the delivery of research across Liverpool.

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Still time to share views on Liverpool’s hospital maternity and gynaecology services

The NHS is currently holding a six-week public engagement (15 October – 26 November 2024), giving people an opportunity to comment on the issues facing hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool.

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Hospitals agree to join a Group model to develop long-term strategy for healthcare services in Liverpool

NHS Adult Acute and Specialist Providers agree to join a Group model to develop a long-term strategy for health care services in Liverpool

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Attend a listening event on hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

The NHS is holding a six-week public engagement between 15 October and 26 November 2024, giving people an opportunity to comment on the issues facing hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool.

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Innovative trial aims to improve experience for patients with dementia

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