A clinical service for girls and adolescents with gynaecological problems has been held, in conjunction with colleagues from the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital, Alder Hey, since 1989. Out-patient clinics are held at Alder Hey on the first Wednesday of each month. Girls who require surgery are normally admitted to Alder Hey. Miss Anne Garden, the Consultant in charge of the service, holds an honorary appointment as Lecturer in Child Health (Gynaecology).

This unit is one of the few in the country to provide a combined paediatric and gynaecological service. Trainees in gynaecology and paediatrics from other regions often attend to gain experience in the sub-specialty. The clinical problems dealt with cover the whole spectrum from common ones such as teenagers with period problems to rare conditions such as congenital abnormalities of the genital tract requiring specialist reconstructive surgery.