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A Liverpool musician is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for the specialistLiverpool hospital which saved his life, by holding a fundraising concert later this month. Kevin Rearden, 51, is inviting music and comedy lovers, both young and old, to join the event at the Epstein Theatre on Friday 28th November ...

We’re delighted that the first set of data published today from the NHS Friends and Family Test places us joint 4th in the UK.  We have a phenomenal score of 93 out of 100 for the month of June.  We have seen a month by month increase to these scores since...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Flory CBE, as our new Chair, for a two-year term.   David will take up his role from 1st April 2025 alongside his existing role as Group Chair of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG). This appointment...

Festive fun in aid of a ‘good claus’ came to Knowsley this week, when local residents took to the streets for a 1mile Santa walk. The residents, dressed in Santa hats, festive costumes and special t-shirts, were all cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with...

Our annual 'Best of the Best' LHCH Outstanding Awards was held on Friday 2nd December 2016 to celebrate the work and successes of our staff and volunteers.  Congratulations to all of our nominated and shortlisted individuals and teams.   The winners on the evening are as follows:    Compassion in Care:  Robert Owen...

You can read the latest edition of LHCH Matters, the newsletter for our patients, staff and communities, by clicking the links below.  Inside this issue you can read about: - Surgical Care Practitioners complete 1000th minimal access procedure - Meet the specialist with Amanda Walthew the first Thoracic Nurse Consultant...

We are pleased to share the second in a series of features where we hear from LHCH specialists about their career inspiration, experiences and achievements.  This time, we spoke to Amanda Walthew (Mandie) who is a Thoracic Nurse Consultant at LHCH with over thirty years’ experience nursing in cardiothoracic surgery....

Back in 2023, the Cardiac Surgery team at LHCH introduced a minimal access surgical approach called Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH). The Surgical Care Practitioner team, who carry out this procedure, are exceptionally proud to have completed their 1000th EVH procedure for cardiac patients since the launch of this service. Vein harvesting...

Key take-aways Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a non-invasive scan used to diagnose stable coronary artery disease (CAD), which commonly manifests as angina. Measured using an artificial intelligence-based tool that analyses CCTA images, reduced coronary blood flow was found to predict future cardiovascular events and death in patients with...

On Friday, our Cath Lab team carried out the first procedures here at LHCH using a new exciting, pulsed field ablation technology.  LHCH is the first hospital in the north of England providing this technology to benefit our patients with atrial fibrillation.  Atrial Fibrillation is an irregular and often very...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has once again been named one of the BEST hospitals in the country, according to the results of this year’s national NHS Adult Inpatient Survey 2024. The survey, published today - September 9th, showed that LHCH was in the TOP three trusts in the country...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has today, Tuesday 9th September, been ranked one of the top trusts in the country with the  introduction of a new NHS National Oversight Framework - a tool by which all NHS Trusts are to be measured. LHCH ranks 4th out of 134 hospitals in the...

Revolutionary AI-driven 3D heart scans cut the need for invasive tests and have already saved millions of pounds, according to new analysis. Now rolled out across 56 NHS hospitals in England, the clever tech enables doctors to diagnose and treat patients with suspected heart disease much faster by turning a CT...

LHCH is the TOP ‘place to work’ in the country according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey, when benchmarked against all trusts (published March 2025). The results of this year’s survey, taken from more than 700,000 people working in NHS organisations, including all 210 trusts in England,...

Congratulations to James Bennett, Clinical Perfusion Scientist at LHCH, who has been awarded a PhD Fellowship by Kidney Research UK.  This project, funded by the charity Kidney Research UK is focused on assessing the ability of free haemoglobin filtration to reduce renal cell injury. After life-saving surgery on the thoracoabdominal (...

Questions you may have and answers about this cyber incident What does this mean for the NHS? The NHS takes the security of people’s data very seriously and we are working with the National Crime Agency on this incident.  Hospital services remain unaffected and continue to run normally, and...

The minimally invasive system allows two leadless pacemakers to communicate for the first time – which is set to revolutionise care for patients at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital with slow or irregular heart rhythms. Each component is smaller than a AAA battery and roughly one-tenth the size of a traditional...

An embedded standard of care at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) using remote monitoring technology for patients with heart failure and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs )in situ , has been supported nationally, with the recent endorsement by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Two algorithm-based technologies, ...

This year, our amazing Aortic Team are celebrating 25 years of excellent aortic care at LHCH.  During this time the team have completed over 3,200 major complex aortic operations.  This includes operations on the root and ascending aorta, thoracoabdominal aorta and emergency Type A aortic dissections. On 20th-21st June, LHCH hosted...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has once again been named one of the BEST hospitals in the country, according to the results of this year’s national NHS Adult Inpatient Survey 2023. The survey, published today - August 21st, showed that LHCH was TOP in the country for the ‘confidence and...

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service Team were delighted to carry out their first SV-ASD/PAPVD stent implants at LHCH recently. Two patients experiencing significant symptoms due to their Sinus Venosus ASD with partial Anomalous Pulmonary venous drainage, but who were unable to undergo heart surgery, were thrilled to be...

Ten years ago this month, at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held in Washington DC, researchers from LHCH presented the results of a clinical trial that would go on to have a massive, international impact both on cardiology care and on approaches to how clinical research...

LHCH is the TOP place to work in the country according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey 2023, when benchmarked against all trusts. The results of this year’s survey, taken from more than 700,000 people working in 268 NHS organisations, including all 213 trusts in England, also showed...

World Sleep Day is 15th March 2024.  The key message for this year is ‘sleep is essential for health’.  We caught up with our Respiratory Diagnostics team (sleep team are pictured above) who run a specialised sleep clinic which helps to diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).   This is one of over 80...

Week 3: Freedom to Speak Up Blog - Meet Karan Wheatcroft, FTSU Executive Lead Our focus on FTSU has never been stronger, and whilst we were commended by the National Guardians Office for being in the top 5 organisations in the country for FTSU we know there is more we need to...

LHCH is one of the best hospitals in the country to receive care and to work according to the results of this year’s national NHS Adult Inpatient Survey 2022. It showed that LHCH was rated one of the TOP TWO trusts in the country for ‘overall patient experience, and BEST...

Caristo Diagnostics Limited, a global leader in cardiac and vascular disease diagnostics and risk prediction, announces today that it is deploying its latest CaRi-Heart® technology in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals as part of a new coronary artery disease (CAD) management pathway pilot. The new pilot supported by NHS England...

A major study claims that routine use of heparin rather than bivalirudin could improve outcomes for heart attack patients, while at the same time reducing costs for healthcare organisations amounting to billions of dollars globally. Listen to interview on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme with Dr Rod Stables (skip forward 40minutes...

The quality of care that patients receive at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) NHS Foundation Trust is the best in the country. For the seventh time in eight years, the Trust has been rated top in the country for overall patient care in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) National...

Following the results of the elections published on Thursday 19th June, I am pleased to welcome and congratulate two new Governors, Trevor Wooding and Sharon Hindley who will join the council at the close of the Annual Members Meeting (AMM) on Monday 29th September 2014.  In addition to this, further congratulations...

A heart specialist at Liverpool Heart and ChestHospital has been recognised nationally for his work in caring for patients with abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Dr Dhiraj Gupta, Consultant Cardiologist, was presented with the ‘Outstanding Individual’ award at the Arrhythmia Alliance Excellence in Practice Awards 2014, for his contribution to arrhythmia services....

A major study has been published by The Lancet claiming that routine use of heparin rather than bivalirudin could improve outcomes for heart attack patients, while at the same time significantly reducing costs for healthcare organisations globally. Researchers at LHCH conducted what they believe to be the largest single-centre trial (...

In a recent survey, 203,000 NHS doctors and nurses were asked to react to the statement: “If a friend or relative needed treatment, I would be happy with the standard of care provided by this organisation,” saying whether they strongly agreed, strongly disagreed, agreed, disagreed or had no view”. 92% of Liverpool...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has been praised as an “excellent example” of patient care in today’s NHS by the country’s most senior nurse. Jane Cummings praised the achievements of staff at the hospital in developing and implementing its pioneering Patient Vision at a conference in Liverpool. Ms...

Wednesday 26th June 2013                                                            The Conference Centre at LACE, 3pm - 6pm                                 Croxteth Drive - Sefton Park - Liverpool L17 1AA   Our TAVI team would be delighted if you could attend this dedicated TAVI educational event on June 26th, 2013. The aim of this meeting is to review the current state-of-art management...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the successful launch of its state-of-the-art electronic patient record (EPR) system. The new and innovative system, one of the most advanced in the country to be implemented, is a major step forward for the Trust and will really...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust marked World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day, by partnering with the British Lung Foundation (BLF) to support a team of its professionals who help improve the health of patients in Knowsley with severe respiratory disease.  As part of the BLF Nurse...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reaffirmed its reputation for high quality healthcare, after winning the ‘Best Cardiac Services’ Award at the Advancing Quality Awards 2013. The inaugural event, at the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester, recognised and showcased the achievements of NHS trusts that have put the Advancing...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital recently received the results from the PLACE Inspection (Patient Lead Assessment of the Care Environment) which took place earlier in the summer. We are delighted to announce that the Trust achieved high ratings for each area of the assessment, which covers: Cleanliness  Condition, Appearance & Maintenance ...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital recently received the results from the PLACE Inspection (Patient Lead Assessment of the Care Environment) which took place earlier in the summer. We are delighted to announce that the Trust achieved high ratings for each area of the assessment, which covers: Cleanliness  Condition, Appearance & Maintenance ...

Clinicians at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital now have access to non-invasive technology that will help them identify the appropriate treatment approach for patients with coronary artery disease. The technology, called the HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis, is the only non-invasive technology to offer physicians insight into both the extent of a...

This year’s national NHS Staff Survey, published this week (Tuesday 7th March 2017), scores Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) as the best hospital to work and receive treatment. 95% of LHCH staff recommended their own organisation as a place to receive treatment – more than any other hospital and the highest...

Patients have once again rated Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital as one of the best hospitals in the country. The results were revealed in the Care Quality Commission’s National Inpatient Survey 2016 (published May 31st 2017. As one of the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospitals in the country,...

Former Liverpool Echo journalist Tony McDonough talks about his journey to recovery thanks to the team at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and the Royal Liverpool Hospital.    Tony McDonough, now a PR consultant with YB News is making a marvellous recovery following a triple heart bypass in December last year....

A recent independent study on the impact of Liverpool’s Healthy Lung Programme has found that it is improving early detection rates for lung cancers and undiagnosed COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Liverpool has one of the highest mortality rates for lung cancer in England, and it’s also estimated...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital ranked top in the country, among similar organisations, for eight out of 32 key findings in the latest NHS Staff Survey 2017. Published this week (Tuesday 6th March), the findings showed LHCH came top for the following findings. Support from immediate managers Effective team working Highest % of...

We were delighted to host a Wetlab training session recently where delegates spent an afternoon performing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.  As an 'Outstanding' Trust, we have a responsibility to provide high quality training to all our registrar and tier 1 doctors and to deliver the necessary knowledge and experience....

The UK TAVI trial is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-utility of TAVI, compared with conventional surgical aortic valve replacement, in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, who are at intermediate or high operative risk. Over the past 4 years, 34 participating centres enrolled a total...

For the ninth time in 12 years, patients have rated Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the best hospital in the country. The results were revealed today (Wednesday 13th June 2018) in the Care Quality Commission’s National Inpatient Survey 2017. As one of the largest single site specialist heart...

A family from Llandudno Junction are hosting a night of live music and entertainment to say thank you to the hospital that saved their Dad. Bob Davies, 65 years, underwent lifesaving heart bypass surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in 2017 and thanks to the quality of care and treatment that...

For many years Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has pioneered public and patients involvement in all aspects of the hospital environment. Nowhere is this more true than in Research. Research features strongly in the Trust’s strategic planning. The objective being to improve the health of patients through research and...

People from Merseyside are benefiting from a unique partnership scheme that could see those involved secure permanent employment or an apprenticeship.   The 13 week programme delivered by Hugh Baird College, sees those taking part benefit from an 8 week work placement within an NHS trust in areas such as Healthcare, Facilities Management,...

For the eighth time in 10 years, patients have rated Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the best hospital in the country. The results were revealed on Wednesday 8th June 2016 in the Care Quality Commission’s National Inpatient Survey 2015. As one of the largest single site specialist heart...

NHS England today announced proposals that could see all patients who require surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) including those with complex and life threatening conditions in the North West of England, North Wales and the Isle of Man treated in Liverpool. A partnership of four Liverpool hospitals including Alder...

A Valentine’s wish came true for a young Merseyside couple, when they tied the knot on Saturday.   Katherine Hester, 25, from Woolton, and Elliott Doyle, 31, from Cronton, married at St Mary’s Church, Woolton, on Valentine’s Day. The couple, who have worked together for three years at Debenhams in...

A world leading lung cancer specialist has been recognised with a prestigious award at the recent European Lung Cancer Conference 2015 in Switzerland. Professor Pieter Postmus, Consultant in Thoracic Oncology at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, was recognised by the European Society for Medical Oncology and the...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is marking International Clinical Trials Day on Wednesday 20 May – on site at the hospital, on local radio and on Twitter! All are welcome to join staff, patients, families and visitors in our main entrance between 10am - 3pm to find out more about clinical trials...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) NHS Foundation Trust has once again scored amongst the very best NHS trusts in the country, according to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest National Inpatient Survey, a position it has held for the last nine years. The annual survey asked the views...

Please see below statement regarding yesterday's media report: Professor Aung Oo, Cardiac Surgeon and Associate Medical Director for Surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, said: “It is important to emphasise that at no time was the safety of the patient in question put at risk. “Our arrest procedure was...

Important Travel Information Greystone Bridge, M62 - near the western end of the M62 in Liverpool.   We have been advised that Knowsley Council are set to erect a new footbridge over the M62 in Roby. As a result, the M62 will be closed from 10pm on Friday 9 October to 5am...

When keen amateur golfer John Charlton started to feel unwell, he feared something serious and wondered when he would next pick up his clubs.   Yet just eight days after undergoing major surgery at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), John was back on course to tee off and put his...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital ranked one of the top in the country in the latest NHS Staff Survey 2018. Published this week (Tuesday 26th February), the findings showed LHCH was the highest scoring specialist trust in the country for the following findings. Staff recommendation of the organisation as a place...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has recently implemented a leading-edge bed management system provided by Silverlink Software.  The hospital is one of the leading specialist hospitals in the country and has a reputation for delivering outstanding patient care. The new system allows beds to be managed using intuitive touch screens...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to an increased risk of dementia, even in people who have not suffered a stroke, according to the largest study to investigate the association in an elderly population. In addition, the study, published in the European Heart Journal [1], found that AF patients who took oral...

The National Guardian’s Office has launched a new Freedom to Speak Up Index – a benchmarking tool that enables trusts to understand the importance of fostering a positive speaking up culture.   Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH), recently rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission for a...

Patients with cystic fibrosis who take ivacaftor appear to have fewer respiratory infections over time than those not taking the drug, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene....

A new study, presented as ‘Late Breaking Science’ at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights the feasible use of mobile health (mHealth) devices to help with the screening and detection of a common heart condition. Atrial...

Liverpool is leading the way in finding lung cancer early thanks to a revolutionary screening programme. The Liverpool Healthy Lung Programme, which was set up in 2016 by the Liverpool Commissioning Group, has now seen 100 local residents with diagnosed with the disease. The programme invites residents aged 58-75 with a history...

LHCH is one of the best hospitals in the country according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey. The survey results of 280 NHS organisations, published on Thursday 11th March, showed that LHCH was the TOP specialist trust in the country for five key themes: Safety Culture...

On 14th February 2020, LHCH became the new hosts of Mary Seacole Local Programme for Cheshire and Merseyside. Have you recently moved into, or looking to step up to your first leadership role? Designed for those looking to move into their first formal leadership role, or those new to first time...

LHCH is one of the best hospitals in the country to receive treatment according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey. The survey results, published on Tuesday 18th February, showed that LHCH was the top specialist trust in the country for 22 key findings including: Staff being...

A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights the feasible use of mobile health (mHealth) devices to help with the screening and detection of a common heart condition. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart rhythm condition that causes an irregular and sometimes, abnormally fast...

Information for Patients and Visitors Patients Due to the current national Covid-19 (Coronavirus) situation, to reduce risks to patients, visitors and staff, and in line with national guidelines, a number of changes to outpatient appointments have been put in place with immediate effect. All outpatient appointments will be held via...

Patients have once again rated Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital as one of the best hospitals in the country. The results were revealed in the Care Quality Commission’s National Inpatient Survey 2019, published yesterday (2nd July 2020). As one of the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospitals in the...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital has once again been named one of the best hospitals in the country, and the best in the North West, for inpatient experience. This is according to the Care Quality Commission’s 2020 Adult Inpatient Survey, which also recognised LHCH as the TOP trust in Cheshire...

A new international research collaboration to accelerate the development of much needed antibiotics for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infections has been established. Supported by £750,000 of funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the CF Foundation in the United States, the Strategic Research Centre will develop new laboratory methods to make...

The University of Liverpool and local NHS partners are investing in a major new programme of immunology cancer research to help translate new discoveries into novel treatments for patients as quickly as possible. World-leading experimental cancer researcher Professor Christian Ottensmeier has been appointed to lead a team of interdisciplinary researchers,...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital recently became the first heart centre in the UK and EU to acquire the world's first and only fully autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) driven robotic transcranial doppler (TCD) ultrasound system for use in open aortic arch surgery.   Thanks to the support of LHCH Charity, LHCH...

Three friends and neighbours from the same road in South Liverpool, have joined forces to restore a communal garden, despite all experiencing heart health problems.  All residents at Springwood Court, Allerton, Kerry Harrald, 59, Dorothy Burgess, 73 and Stephen Felton, 65 came together through the pandemic with their shared interest in gardening and...

People living in Cheshire and Merseyside are set to benefit after researchers in Liverpool have been awarded £5.3m to investigate new treatments for some of the most common diseases and health problems affecting people in the region. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded the funding to the...

LHCH is one of the best hospitals in the country to receive care and to work according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey 2021. The survey results of 280 NHS organisations, including all 217 trusts, were published on Wednesday 30th March 2022, and showed that LHCH was the TOP ...

A combined action plan is needed to optimise the treatment and rehabilitation of patients who experience stroke and associated heart disease. Putting patients and their care givers at the centre of this approach is crucial with a holistic approach including education and lifestyle advice of vital importance, alongside clinical practice....

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) is proud to be shortlisted for Trust of the Year and the Staff Wellbeing Award at this year’s HSJ Awards, recognising outstanding contribution to healthcare and earning the opportunity to showcase their achievements on a national platform. More than 1000 entries were received for...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is once again the TOP hospital in the North of England and one of the best hospitals in the country for ‘overall patient experience’. This is according to the Care Quality Commission’s 2021 National Inpatient Survey (published on 29th September 2022), which reviewed the experiences of...

Pioneering research in Liverpool, including at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, has contributed to new government  recommendations for a national lung cancer screening programme. The UK National Screening Committee has recommended the introduction of targeted screening for 55 to 74-year-olds with a history of smoking who are at higher risk of...

We are delighted to let you know that at the Personnel Today Awards 2022, which took place in London on Tuesday 15th November, LHCH won the Excellence in Public Service HR Award. The Personnel Today Awards celebrate the very best achievements and innovations in human resources and learning and development.   The...

LHCH is the TOP trust in the country according to the results of this year’s national NHS Staff Survey 2022. The survey results of more than 600,000 people working in 264 NHS organisations, including all 215 trusts in England, were published last week, and showed that LHCH is TOP  in the country, when...

Please note that some essential maintenance is required to be carried out TONIGHT, Friday 31st March, on the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital network and phones lines. As a result, there will be a short period of downtime for 30 minutes from 11pm, where some systems including telephone lines will be...

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is using remote patient monitoring to pick up on deteriorations in patients waiting for cardiac surgery. With clinicians able to monitor them at the touch of a button, this innovation provides safety and reassurance for patients in their own homes. The hospital is one of...