In addition to Broadgreen Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital, the hospital is run by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is affiliated with the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. An organization that the Data Controller engages to provide a service on its behalf. The Data Processor shall follow the legal instructions of the Controller. Please use the information on this page to contact the government department or agency directly. Please contact us if this page needs to be updated. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is a leading teaching and research hospital for medical students, nurses, dentists and health professionals. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) is a large teaching and research hospital located in Liverpool, England. It is the largest and busiest hospital in Merseyside and Cheshire and has the largest emergency department of its kind in the UK. [1] Confidential patient identification information will only be shared with other organisations if there is a legal basis to do so: the former hospital, originally known simply as the Royal Liverpool Hospital, was designed to replace three other city centre acute care hospitals that existed at the time – the Liverpool Royal Infirmary in Pembroke Place, the David Lewis Northern Hospital on Great Howard Street, and the Royal Southern Hospital on Caryl Street. [2] It was agreed to consolidate the separate facilities for medical education and research on a site in the immediate vicinity of the University of Liverpool. The site where the present hospital now stands (in Prescot Street) has been identified as part of Liverpool`s post-war revival. However, construction of the main hospital did not begin until 1963.

The first phase of the hospital was designed by Holford Associates and built by Alfred McAlpine between 1963 and 1969. [3] From the outset, construction was plagued by cost, time and quality issues, as well as fire certification challenges due to changes in health and safety legislation during construction. The second phase was completed and the hospital finally opened in 1978. [4] On December 17, 2019, the hospital`s CEO, Steve Warburton, confirmed that the project had been delayed until at least 2022 and that patients and staff would be in the existing hospital for the next three winters. [23] In addition to the £285 million already spent, Warburton said it would cost £300 million, including the cost of replacing an aluminium composite cladding system, which has been known to be in breach of building rules since the Grenfell Tower fire. [24] In March 2020, the hospital`s NHS Trust announced that it was drafting claims against Carillion`s insurers and a Carillion subcontractor, Heyrod Construction. [25] In June 2020, the Portuguese manufacturer of the fairing was confiscated to remove it. [26] In order to use your data for direct health purposes, the Trust does not need your consent. Consent may not be possible in many circumstances and the trust is required by law to exercise due diligence.

Our hospitals are recognized worldwide for their specialized treatment, education and research. Not only do we provide the latest medical advances, but we also help with treatment research and development and help train the next generation of healthcare professionals. The controller is the legally responsible organization. Part of the new hospital opened in early May 2020 to provide additional intensive care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. [28] In June 2022, the NHS Trust said the hospital would open in September or October 2022. [29] NHS Trust took partial possession of the new building on 11 July, with a 24-day move-in period scheduled from 28 September to 21 October 2022. [30] If you do not have a name or telephone number of the person or department you need to contact, please call the switchboard. If you are a patient under the care of one of our services, you should be provided with the appropriate telephone numbers to inquire about your appointments. For legal purposes, we must inform you that Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the data controller that processes your personal data.

There are 43 disabled spaces available in the Q-Park. Places for disabled patients are also available at the back of the hospital (blue passes only) Talk to our patient advice and complaints team by visiting the helpdesk near the main entrance of the hospital or by calling 0151 529 3287/2400. In general, the Trust is required by law to retain your records in accordance with the retention guide above. The right to restriction of processing means that if you have contested the accuracy of the information, objected to its use or requested that the data to be destroyed be retained for a legal claim, you may have the data stored by the Trust, but no other use is permitted until the dispute is resolved. At the Foundation, we recognize the value and importance of caregivers and want to support caregivers when a patient is hospitalized. The nursing passport is a way to identify a caregiver and gives the hospital the opportunity to define its support offer. The care card allows for a conversation between the service staff and the caregiver about how the caregiver would like to continue providing help, such as help with meals or personal hygiene. There is never a requirement to do so, as for some caregivers, a hospital admission may give them time to breathe deeply and recharge their batteries, but for some, ongoing care is what they want to do. It is important to note that caregiver identification means that the caregiver can participate in discussions about the patient`s or caregiver`s treatment and care plan, if applicable, in order to provide valuable information to the hospital team. In October 2022, the Trust announced that the old hospital building would be permanently closed at 11.59pm on 19 October 2022, with the emergency department of the new location admitting its first patients at 00:00 on 20 October 2022. [31] The old hospital had 685 beds.

The new hospital has 640 beds and 21 « transfer of care » beds are open on the land adjacent to Broadgreen Hospital, with an additional 10 beds in the community – a net reduction of 14 beds. [32] The lists are regularly updated with the new DPIAs completed, but if you would like more information about our procedure or those listed below, please contact an:dpo@liverpoolft.nhs.uk.