why donate?

Thanks to donations from people like you, Alder Hey Children's Charity has been able to fundraise enough money for vital equipment and facilities

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As the busiest children's hospital in the UK, we could not make a difference to the lives of our 270,000 young patients each year without your support.

Every donation we receive enables us to achieve that little bit more, from researching medical conditions to buying vital equipment, to building a better environment and providing facilities for families. Alder Hey Children's Charity helps to improve the quality of life for children in hospital, not only here, but throughout the world through funding research into childhood diseases.

Every penny you raise will really make the difference to the lives of our children. The average stay at Alder Hey is three days but some of our patients are here with us for many years. Here are just some of the examples of how your donation makes the difference:

£10m Oncology unit

The first of its kind in the UK to house research, learning and treatment under one roof, with dedicated teenage areas.

£3m Intra Operative 3T MRI Scanner & Theatre Suite

The first of its kind in Europe, donated by the Barclay Foundation.

The £600k refurbishment of the Physiotherapy Unit

in partnership with the AF Foundation.

Over £6m in the last 5 years on medical equipment

Ranging from bone scanners, ECMO machines and specialist Epilepsy facilities.

Over £2m supporting vital research and groundbreaking initiatives

and groundbreaking initiatives that will not only benefit patients in the UK, but children Worldwide

Over £300k supporting the Arts Programme

As we recognise both visual and performing arts make a very important contribution to patients' enjoyment, happiness and well-being, and this is particularly true in a paediatric environment.