The Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose & Throat) at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is a secondary referral centre for children with common ENT conditions who require adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy and grommet insertion as well as a tertiary referral centre for children with complicated ear, nose and throat problems or complex medical histories.
The department has four full time paediatric Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants, three Consultants who visit from neighbouring Adult hospitals, three Specialist registrars, a specialist nurse and a foundation doctor. Outpatients are seen in the M1 outpatient clinic while inpatients are managed on L2 Ward and K1 day ward.
The Ear, Nose & Throat Department has expertise in paediatric airway endoscopy and laryngeal reconstruction, bone anchored hearing aids, complex ear pathology, paediatric head and neck pathology, correction of choanal atresia, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis and other congenital abnormalities. The Department also works closely with the Regional Cleft Lip & Palate Unit, the supra-regional Craniofacial Unit and the Long term Ventilation Unit.
Meet the Team
ENT Consultants
Raymond Clarke
Alessandro Panarese
Andrew Swift
ENT Specialist Nurse
Alison Flynn
ENT Outpatients Nurse Manager
Anne Harvey
Outpatient Nurses (nurse-led ear dressing clinic)
Anne Harvey
Rita Braeger
Anita Lee
Amy Bishop
Administration Staff
Janet Lamb
Secretary to Mr Clarke
0151 252 5302
Samantha Ambrose
Secretary to Miss De and Mr Panarese
0151 293 3689
Lisa Caddick
Secretary to Mr Sharma
0151 252 5798
Alexandra Wilson
Secretary to Mr Donne and Mr Swift
0151 252 5900
Contact Us
Ear Nose and Throat Department
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
Fax: 0151 252 5942
To change/ amend appointments, please contact patient access centre on 0151 252 5358
To contact the nurse-led dressing clinic (existing patients only), please ring 0151 252 5206
The out-patient department is open from 7.30 am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and closed Friday afternoons. There is an answer machine which is checked often, so leave your name, contact details with a short message and we will get back to you.
Secretaries
Janet Lamb
Secretary to Mr Clarke
0151 252 5302
Samantha Ambrose
Secretary to Miss De and Mr Panarese
0151 293 3689
Lisa Caddick
Secretary to Mr Sharma
0151 252 5798
Alexandra Wilson
Secretary to Mr Donne and Mr Swift
0151 252 5900
Nurse Specialist
Alison Flynn
0151 228 4811 extn 3757
Ward L2
0151 252 5416
For urgent admissions, please call switchboard on 0151 228 4811 and bleep the ENT registrar on call.
Links to all Patient Information ENT leaflets