The new Maggie’s centre will be located at the junction of Daulby Street and Prescot Street, which is close to the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital, which opened in 2022, and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool, which opened in June 2020.

This is the first project to be approved for development on the site of the old Royal Liverpool University Hospital, with future development opportunities on the healthcare campus currently being explored by NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.

Supporting the people of Merseyside and beyond

The Steve Morgan Foundation has worked with HB Architects to design the centre, which will provide free practical, psychological and emotional support for people with cancer, as well as their family and friends, from across Merseyside.

Of the 2.8 million people in Cheshire and Merseyside, about 17,000 people are newly diagnosed with cancer every year – which is higher than the England average.

This will be the second Maggie’s centre in Merseyside; Maggie’s Wirral, also funded by the Steve Morgan Foundation, opened in 2021. Maggie’s Liverpool is expected to open in 2027.

‘’I couldn’t wait to come back to Maggie’s’’

The new centre will support people like Chris, 39, who is living with incurable cancer, and his wife Rachael, also 39, who visit Maggie’s in Wirral together.

Chris said:

“I lost so much, it had all been taken away from me. But Maggie’s made me feel warm and accepted. I was listened to.

“I have done some courses where, for that hour, I forgot everything – an hour of normality.”

Rachael added:

“I had been told to go to Maggie’s for information, but they gave us so much more.

“I left Maggie’s for the first time feeling strange, like I couldn’t wait to come back with Chris. I always hear laughter from the room where Chris is in at Maggie’s, and it warms my heart – that’s thanks to Maggie’s.”

Third Maggie’s centre built by The Steve Morgan Foundation

Dame Laura Lee DBE, Maggie’s Chief Executive, said:

“We are delighted to have been granted planning permission for our centre in Liverpool.

“The Steve Morgan Foundation’s incredibly generous support in commissioning, designing, funding and building has fast tracked our ability to bring Maggie’s to Liverpool, and for that I am so grateful.

“The Steve Morgan Foundation has committed to building three Maggie’s centres – including the one in Liverpool – which is a truly phenomenal act of philanthropy.

“I am greatly looking forward to working closely once again with the Steve Morgan Foundation, and NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, to ensure the people of Merseyside living with cancer have the support they need at possibly the hardest time of their lives.”

The power of collaboration

The Steve Morgan Foundation has already commissioned, designed, built and funded Maggie’s, Wirral, which officially opened in the grounds of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral in September 2021.

Last year alone, Maggie’s Wirral supported people more than 18,000 times.

The Steve Morgan Foundation has also built Maggie’s North Wales, which is due to open in September 2025.

Steve Morgan, founder of the Steve Morgan Foundation, said:

“We are delighted to have received planning approval for our third Maggie’s centre in the region, helping to bring vital cancer support to the people of Liverpool and ensuring they have easy access to the warm, welcoming and free expert support that a Maggie’s centre provides.

“Our partnership with Maggie’s highlights the power of collaboration and the Foundation’s ability to ‘give’ well by harnessing our expertise, practical support and commercial experience to maximise the impact of our financial support.”

The health and wellbeing of the community at the heart of the project

James Sumner, Chief Executive of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, said:

“As part of the old Royal Liverpool University Hospital demolition process, we have been working closely with partners to develop a masterplan that will have the health and wellbeing of our patients and local communities at its heart.

“We are delighted to be welcoming Maggie’s as the first new partner onto the site of the old Royal. The services they offer to support people with cancer will be hugely beneficial to the people of Liverpool.”

How Maggie’s can help

Whatever kind of cancer, whatever stage you’re at, Maggie’s is here with you.

Maggie’s expert staff are there to listen to your concerns and find the help you need wherever you are – over the phone and online.

• Just come in – get in touch with Maggie’s Wirral centre
• Call on 0300 123 180 or arrange a callback
• Email at enquiries@maggies.org
• Phone lines and centres are open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm