he new Surgical NICU is a joint project between Alder Hey and Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust as the Liverpool Neonatal Partnership.

The new unit is planned to offer a further 22 neonatal cots for Liverpool and will feature 18 individual family rooms where parents can be alongside their poorly new-borns whilst theyre receiving expert care.

The unit will address a shared concern between Liverpool Womens and Alder Hey that babies who need specialist surgery currently have to be transferred to Alder Hey to get the specialist surgical care they need and are then transferred back to Liverpool Womens Hospital to continue their specialist neonatal care.

Charity funding will provide over and above enhancements and equipment for both the clinical space and family areas, elevating it from a facility that provides families with a safe and secure environment for them and their new-borns, to a truly world-class facility that wraps-around families with the most vulnerable babies in the region. Specialist neonatal staff from Liverpool Womens Hospital will plan to work alongside Alder Hey at the new NICU ensuring that poorly babies are transferred between the two hospitals as little as possible.