I visited Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and was excited to hear about their bid to build a new proton therap
y centre that will allow an even greater level of expertise to be offered in the treatment of tumours on children and adults. If the bid is successful, Alder Hey will be ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the world. It would be really excellent to have such a facility in Liverpool.
During my visit I had the opportunity to have an update on the hospital’s plans to create the first Children’s Health Park in the UK. Options are currently being explored to remodel large amounts of the hospital to create more space and a better environment for children to undergo their treatment in. These include the construction of state of the art hospital buildings and a park; the project is due for completion between 2018 and 2020.
