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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.

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

£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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

NHS asks for views on hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

NHS asks for views on hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

A six-week public engagement has launched today (15 October 2024), giving people an opportunity to comment on the issues facing hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool.

Health Secretary Announces Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing

Health Secretary Announces Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Attended Event During Visit to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Liverpool University Hospitals urology team in NHS first

Liverpool University Hospitals urology team in NHS first

Patients being treated for prostate cancer at LUHFT have become the first in the NHS to receive their surgery using the latest da Vinci robotic surgical system, the Single Port (SP).

NHS sets out challenges for hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

NHS sets out challenges for hospital gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool

The NHS has published a case for change setting out the key risks facing hospital-based gynaecology and maternity services in Liverpool.

Clinical Oncologist Dr Mona Chopra using the auto-contouring tool

NHS cancer centre co-develops the world’s first AI-based tool for specialist cervical cancer treatment

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool has partnered with Canadian software company Limbus AI* to trial and co-develop the world’s first commercial AI-based auto-contouring tool for a specialist cervical cancer treatment known as brachytherapy.

Improved access to reproductive healthcare for Liverpool women

Improved access to reproductive healthcare for Liverpool women

Thousands of women in Liverpool can now access more women’s health services in the community and closer to home.

Liverpool launches £900k Community Champions Public Health programme

Liverpool launches £900k Community Champions Public Health programme

Liverpool City Council is proud to announce the funding of ten community organisations over the next three years as part of its new Community Champions programme.

Best for Baby Too film premiere

Best for Baby Too film premiere

A moving film which captured maternity experiences of six women in the asylum system received a rapturous ovation when it was showcased in Liverpool

New NHS facility to support adults with additional needs who require surgery

New NHS facility to support adults with additional needs who require surgery

People with additional needs, such as autism and ADHD who require surgery at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital will now have access to two new sensory rooms, which have been designed to improve the experience of care for these patients.

Richard Kemp CBE, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and Rosie Cooper, Mersey Care's chair (far right) with members of the Community Equipment Service

State-of-the-art community equipment site is unveiled in Liverpool

Richard Kemp CBE, the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, has officially opened a new state of the art equipment site which aims to help residents and those registered with a GP in the city to remain independent and mobile in their own homes.

Life-saving care being delivered for stroke patients from across Cheshire and Merseyside

Life-saving care being delivered for stroke patients from across Cheshire and Merseyside

Last week The Walton Centre in Liverpool hosted a visit from NHS England Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

Mersey Care's Long Covid Service launches new exercise App for patients

Mersey Care's Long Covid Service launches new exercise App for patients

Mersey Care’s Long COVID service has developed content for an online app to help speed up the recovery of patients suffering from the effects of the debilitating condition.

Liverpool’s next three Family Hubs launched

Liverpool’s next three Family Hubs launched

Liverpool City Council has launched three further Family Hub networks.

Cancer survivors’ lives set to improve through world’s biggest head and neck research study in Liverpool

Cancer survivors’ lives set to improve through world’s biggest head and neck research study in Liverpool

Liverpool University Hospitals is collaborating with academics worldwide to change the lives of head and neck cancer survivors in the world’s largest head and neck clinical trial, called PATHOS.

‘Game-changing’ new laser beam therapy for epileptic seizures comes to Cheshire and Merseyside

‘Game-changing’ new laser beam therapy for epileptic seizures comes to Cheshire and Merseyside

The Walton Centre will be one of two centres in the country commissioned to offer a “game-changing” new laser beam therapy next month to help reduce seizures for patients with epilepsy.

Kenny and Marina Dalglish with the da Vinci SP

Liverpool University Hospitals becomes first centre in Europe to use pioneering robotic-assisted surgical system for head and neck cancers

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, thanks to a £1m donation from the Marina Dalglish Appeal.

Alder Hey first in the world to perform Deep Brain Stimulation using pioneering new technology

Alder Hey first in the world to perform Deep Brain Stimulation using pioneering new technology

Alder Hey Children's Hospital has recently performed Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) using a new advanced device to help treat dystonia.

Update on women’s hospital services in Liverpool

Update on women’s hospital services in Liverpool

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.