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Alder Hey Children's Hospital — CQC Rating

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What is Alder Hey Children's Hospital's CQC rating?

Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool holds a Care Quality Commission overall rating of Good, published on 8 July 2020. This is CQC's official rating — the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England — reported here exactly as published, with a link to the full report.

Source:Care Quality Commission — Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings)·as of 1 June 2026updated monthly (last: )
Alder Hey Children's Hospital — official CQC details (1 June 2026, CQC, OGL v3.0)
FieldValue
CQC overall ratingGood
Rating published8 July 2020
Service typeHospitals & hospices
Primary inspection categoryAcute hospital - NHS non-specialist
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLiverpool
ProviderAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
CQC location IDRBS25

Read the full CQC inspection report

The Good rating is CQC's own judgement. The full report — including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings — is published on the CQC website.

View Alder Hey Children's Hospital on cqc.org.uk

Frequently asked questions

What is Alder Hey Children's Hospital’s CQC rating?
Alder Hey Children's Hospital (Liverpool) holds a CQC overall rating of Good, published on 8 July 2020. This is the official rating awarded by the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, and is reported here exactly as CQC published it.
Is Alder Hey Children's Hospital a good hospital?
The CQC rates Alder Hey Children's Hospital as Good. A Good rating means the service meets CQC’s standards across the areas it inspects. CQC is the authority on this judgement; Gera reproduces the rating and links to the full CQC report so you can read the detail behind it.
Where can I read the full CQC inspection report for Alder Hey Children's Hospital?
The full CQC inspection report for Alder Hey Children's Hospital, including the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led domain ratings, is published on the CQC website at https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RBS25.

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Contains public sector information published by Care Quality Commission and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Care Quality Commission — Care directory with ratings (Latest ratings) (1 June 2026, published 1 June 2026).