Digital Engagement Alder Hey launched Alder Connect, the new patient portal, in 2026 to streamline care coordination. With Meditech Expanse as the electronic health record and a broad 20-service specialty mix, there is a clear opportunity to expand patient engagement tools, telehealth capabilities, secure messaging, and deeper data integration across services.

Research Leadership Home to the UK Medicines for Children Research Network with a £22 million Department of Health grant and as the lead centre for Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales MCRN, the trust is a natural partner for clinical trials, data analytics platforms, and pharmacovigilance solutions.

Specialist Care As a national centre for head and face surgery and a centre of excellence for paediatric cancer, heart, spinal and brain diseases across 20 specialist services, Alder Hey offers demand for advanced medical devices, imaging capacity, surgical technology, and rehabilitation services.

Community Impact Recognition for tackling health inequalities (Fairer, Healthier Liverpool Organisation Accreditation) and active cross-sector collaborations (for example a flood infrastructure project with United Utilities) create opportunities for population health management, community outreach platforms, and resilience-focused health technology partnerships.

IT Modernization The hospital treats more than 450,000 children and young people annually and operates from a modern park campus, supported by a tech stack including Meditech Expanse, Philips Ingenia, and Oracle; as an Advanced Foundation Trust, it signals ongoing IT modernization needs such as interoperability, cybersecurity, data analytics, and cloud hosting along with digital health product development like the Alder Connect portal.