North West, North Wales & The Isle of Man Congenital Heart Disease Network, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Email:
Today we celebrated 75 Years of Children's Heart Surgery here in Liverpool!
Reflecting on past milestones, looking ahead to the future, and celebrating alongside the amazing teams, charity partners, industry partners, and the patients and families at the heart of it all🫀
Wonderful to see pioneers of #CHD care and international colleagues back in Liverpool, with powerful stories from patients and families at the heart of the day. A great event celebrating the CHD community. Well done to everyone involved 👏
A fantastic day, international speakers and some giants in the history of #CHD care returning to Liverpool. A huge thanks to everyone who participated, @AlderHeyCharity for supporting the event and most importantly our special patients and families who told their story 🫶
Many congratulations 🙌 celebrating 75 years of congenital heart 🫀care in Liverpool made possible by generations of dedicated teams and the extraordinary patients and families at the heart of everything we do. ❤️
Celebrating 75 years of children’s heart surgery in #Liverpool now one of the largest! all age service for heart defects. Humble beginnings in 1950 at Myrtle Street, Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital, moving in 1990 to @AlderHey and in 2018, starting adult congenital service at
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ACHD Referral Pathway
This document provides guidance on how to refer ACHD patients. It is a useful guide for paediatric cardiologists and PEC’s who are referring a paediatric patient to adult services. It is also useful for GP’s and adult cardiologists wanting to make a new referral for an adult patient.
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy Guideline
This guideline has been produced by the North West Maternal Medicine Network and includes information about cardiac maternity services in the North West and how to refer using this online referral form: Referral – NW Maternal Medicine Network
2020 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Decision-making in ACHD involves accurate diagnosis, timing of intervention, risk assessment, and selection of the most suitable type of intervention. In addition, specific aspects of medical treatment for conditions such as heart failure, pulmonary hypertension (PH), and anticoagulation are addressed.