{"id":310068,"date":"2026-01-26T14:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/?p=310068"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:35:49","slug":"edge-hill-university-and-alder-hey-announce-partnership-to-transform-childrens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2026\/01\/edge-hill-university-and-alder-hey-announce-partnership-to-transform-childrens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge Hill University and Alder Hey announce partnership to transform children\u2019s health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By bridging the gap between clinical excellence, academic research and community insight, this five-year partnership will allow both institutions to work more creatively and collaboratively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership formalises years of successful cooperation through research projects, student placements and shared academic expertise, moving toward enhanced training, research, and service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-George-Talbot-Adam-Bateman.jpg\" alt=\"George Talbot from Edge Hill and Adam Bateman from Alder hey, both looking at the camera, shaking hands wearing blue suits and a tie\" class=\"wp-image-310071 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-George-Talbot-Adam-Bateman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-George-Talbot-Adam-Bateman-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-George-Talbot-Adam-Bateman-640x640.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1000;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Professor George Talbot, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange) said: \u201cAs a university, our greatest strength lies in our community and partnership working, and we share with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alderhey.nhs.uk\/\">Alder Hey <\/a>a commitment to our local communities. Our new joint mission is to create knowledge that changes lives, right across the North West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working ever more closely with Alder Hey on connected and complementary areas of expertise, so as to position the region at the forefront of workforce development, in alignment with the Government\u2019s emerging 10-year Health Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a university partner we aim to offer something which enhances Alder Hey\u2019s mission, whether it be through our network of school connections, our expertise on using sport and the arts to improve people\u2019s lives or our plans for delivering continuing professional development education.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the partnership will focus on two critical areas at the intersection of health and education:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Virtual wards, exploring innovative ways to deliver hospital-level care in the home environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention in education and the wider community, supporting children and young people\u2019s mental wellbeing in health and school settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Edge Hill and Alder Hey will also co-create a comprehensive suite of professional development opportunities, curate resources across both institutions and establish regular collaborative forums to inform future workforce strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partnership aims to look beyond traditional clinical boundaries, utilising Edge Hill\u2019s expertise in sport and the arts to improve staff resilience as well as patient wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dr Katherine Birch, Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alderhey.nhs.uk\/academy\/\">Alder Hey Academy<\/a>, said: \u201cAt Alder Hey, everything we do is driven by a simple but powerful ambition: to give children and young people the best possible start in life, not only through outstanding clinical care, but by contributing to the wider conditions that help them thrive. Education, opportunity, innovation and community are central to that mission, as they are to Edge Hill\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoth organisations are deeply rooted in this region and proud of the role we play within it. We share a belief that institutions like ours have responsibilities that go beyond our walls: to develop talent, to support social mobility, to contribute to the local economy and to create opportunities together that will shape the futures of generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-Dr-Katherine-Birch-Dr-Helen-OKeeffe.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Katherine Birch and Dr Helen O'Keeffe standing and addressing people in a classroom\" class=\"wp-image-310073 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-Dr-Katherine-Birch-Dr-Helen-OKeeffe-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alder-Hey-Partnership-Dr-Katherine-Birch-Dr-Helen-OKeeffe-768x768.jpg 768w, 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