Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Alder Hey Hospital, Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 2AP
- Phone
- 0151 228 4811 (Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Alder Hey Children's Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 17,520 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.4 wks | 17,520 |
More about waiting times at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Alder Hey Children's Hospital: Good. Published 8 July 2020. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 85.9% of the 6,240 people who went to A&E at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 0.7 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Liverpool University Dental HospitalLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3.0 miles | 12.9 wks |
| Liverpool Women's HospitalLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 3.0 miles | 13.2 wks |
| The Walton CentreThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 3.4 miles | 11.6 wks |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 5.2 miles | 12.0 wks |
| St Helens HospitalMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 7.5 miles | 12.1 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.