Latest Innovation News

Alder Hey clinicians and innovators team up with Brilliant Masks to design and produce a face-covering of the highest industry and infection control standards 100% UK made, every face-covering bought will see a contribution to Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to fund vital research and innovation projects

Alder Hey Children’s Charity has launched a specially-designed cloth face covering to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 while raising much needed funds. The fully washable cloth face coverings have been designed with the support of clinicians and innovators at Alder Hey.

COVID-19 has caused innovation to happen at breakneck speed at Alder Hey. We have launched a telehealth service, working with a company called InTouch Health, which has transformed life for both patients and staff. Long before lockdown became a thing or even a thought, we had already been thinking how we could employ telehealth for our neonates.

Our Innovation team will be exhibiting some of our amazing projects across the two day event.

On the 21st our clinical director Rafael Guerrero will be doing a symposium on “Virtual and Augmented Reality: Revolutionising Child Healthcare”

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and 3D LifePrints have launched a new and innovative solution to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. The Distancer is a new invention made from a 3D printed mould at Alder Hey. It is a small handheld device worn by a healthcare professional, with space for an ID card and fitted with a hook to open door handles and a flat end to push doors open. It allows touch-free movement for staff working in hospitals and other settings, such as industrial and commercial premises, warehouses and offices.