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Fast Facts About Alder Hey
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Alder Hey is one of the largest specialist healthcare providers in Western Europe.
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Our hospital has a national and international reputation as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease.
- We recently became the first UK Centre of Excellence for childhood Lupus.
- Alder Hey is a Department of Health Designated Centre for head and face surgery.
- We provide a range of 20 specialist services for a local population of 7.6 million.
- Every year we treat approximately 200,000 children and young people – 30,000 as inpatients.
- Our paediatric A&E is the biggest in the
- The majority of our services are provided at our West Derby site while 600 clinics are held across the
- In 2009 we were rated double excellent by the independent Care Quality Commission - putting us in the top 1.8% Trusts nationally.
- Alder Hey is supported by two independent registered charities – The Alder Hey Imagine Appeal and Ronald McDonald House.
- Alder Hey is the first hospital in
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- Alder Hey is leading the field in paediatric health research - the UK Medicines for Children Research Network is hosted at Alder Hey in conjunction with the
- We have a workforce of approximately 2,600 staff.
- We have achieved the Investors in People Bronze Award, highlighting our commitment to learning and development.
- Alder Hey is a renowned teaching hospital taking on over 500 medical students and 400 nursing students each year.
