NHS training venue in Knowsley, near Liverpool
Your clinical and admin teams, trained close to home.
NHS teams from Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Primary Care Networks train and meet at the Maggie O'Neill Centre, 30 seconds from the M57.
NHS and primary care organisations that use the Maggie O'Neill Centre
Your NHS training venue, in a few lines
NHS teams from Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Primary Care Networks train and meet at the Maggie O'Neill Centre in Huyton, near Liverpool, 30 seconds from the M57. Rooms are set before you arrive, hosts are on site all day, tea and coffee are served in the room, and parking is free for staff travelling in. Invoices and purchase orders work the way NHS finance teams need them to.
- Who uses it
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Primary Care Networks.
- Sessions
- Clinical and admin training days, protected learning time and team meetings.
- The Auditorium
- Up to 60 cabaret or 100 theatre, popular with PCNs.
- Prices
- From £25 an hour or £165 a day, everything included. See what's included
- Invoicing
- Invoices to your trust or PCN, with PO numbers welcome.
- Parking
- Free 50-space car park, 30 seconds from the M57.
- Your hosts
- On site all day, looking after your team.
- Access
- Step-free on the ground floor, with accessible parking and an accessible toilet. No lift to the first floor.
Last updated: October 2026
What does an NHS team need from a training venue?
A venue that's easy to justify: local, ready on time, accessible and simple to pay.
- Invoices to your trust or PCN, with PO numbers welcome.
- Hourly booking for protected learning time, or a full day for training.
- Free parking for staff travelling in from across the area.
- Step-free on the ground floor, with accessible parking and an accessible toilet. No lift to the first floor.
- The room set and the screen tested before your trainer arrives.
Is there a room for a whole PCN?
Yes. Primary Care Networks often book the Auditorium for training days and whole-network meetings.
- Seats up to 60 cabaret style, so practices can sit together at tables, or up to 100 theatre style.
- A stage, screen and lighting for talks, training and presentations.
- From £100 an hour, quoted for your session.
- Tea and coffee in the room, and free parking for everyone attending.
Which rooms can NHS teams hire?
Every room is hosted and set to your layout. Meeting and training rooms have a screen with Mac and PC wireless casting and HDMI, and the Auditorium has a stage, sound system and technician-run AV. Prices include everything on the Hosted Day list.
The Auditorium
Ground floor
From £100 an hour
The Summit
First floor, stairs only
£30 an hour or £180 a day
The Forum
Ground floor
£30 an hour or £180 a day
The Community Room
Ground floor
£30 an hour or £180 a day
The Foundry
First floor, stairs only
£25 an hour or £165 a day
The Grove
Ground floor
£30 an hour or £180 a day
The Hub
First floor, stairs only
£25 an hour or £165 a day
Not sure which room? Tell us your numbers and we'll recommend one. See everything that's included
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The screen in the Summit, ready for wireless casting from a Mac or PC before your trainer arrives.
What's included when you hire a room?
Everything below comes with every room booking at the Maggie O'Neill Centre. Nothing to bring: we've got the HDMI cable.
- Room set to your layout before you arrive
- On-site hosts, all day
- Tea and coffee in the room, all day
- Screen with Mac and PC wireless casting and HDMI cables
- 1Gb fibre WiFi throughout the building
- Flipchart and pens
- Free parking for every delegate
- A mid-morning check-in with your trainer
- Kitchen and fridge access
- Room notes kept for next time
Which NHS teams use the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Does booking here add social value?
Yes. The Maggie O'Neill Centre is a registered charity (no. 1215599). What you pay for the room funds Maggie's Meals and community support in Knowsley, so your training budget does some good locally too.
What do people say about the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Most of our 230 Google reviews mention the welcome.
“From booking to the event as easy as possible.”
“Someone waiting at the front door to greet you and point you in the right direction.”
“Just off the motorway, on a main bus route.”
NHS training venue questions
Which NHS teams use the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
NHS teams from Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Primary Care Networks train and meet at the Maggie O'Neill Centre in Huyton, near Liverpool.
Can we run clinical training here?
Yes. NHS teams run clinical and admin training days at the Maggie O'Neill Centre. Your team delivers the training, and we host it.
Can we book a room for protected learning time?
Yes. Rooms can be booked by the hour, from £25 an hour, so a protected learning time session doesn't mean paying for a full day.
Can we hold our monthly team meetings here?
Yes. Ask us to hold regular dates, and we’ll set the room the same way each time.
Do you invoice, and do you take purchase orders?
Yes. The Maggie O'Neill Centre invoices your trust or PCN, and PO numbers are welcome. You can pay by bank transfer (details on your invoice) or by card over the phone.
How much does an NHS training room cost?
Training rooms at the Maggie O'Neill Centre cost from £25 an hour or £165 a day, with on-site hosts, the screen, tea and coffee, and free parking included.
How many people can we train at once?
It depends on the room and the layout. Tell us how many people are coming and what the day involves, and we'll recommend the room and layout that works, then set it up before you arrive.
Is there parking for staff travelling in?
Yes. The Maggie O'Neill Centre has a free 50-space car park on site, 30 seconds from the M57.
What happens if we need to cancel?
A standard booking is one room for one day. Free to cancel or change up to 1 business day before your start time. Larger bookings and courses have their own terms, set out in the booking terms.
Is the venue accessible?
Yes, on the ground floor. There's step-free access, 3 accessible parking bays and an accessible toilet with grab rails, a fold-down rail and an emergency pull cord. We don't have a lift to the first-floor rooms, but the Auditorium, Community Room, Forum, Grove and Pod are all on the ground floor. Tell us about any accessibility needs when you book and we'll put you in a ground-floor room.
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Where is the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
The Maggie O'Neill Centre is at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8HT, in Knowsley, 30 seconds from the M57.
- A free 50-space car park outside, and a main bus route past the door.
- Fully accessible on the ground floor, with step-free access and accessible parking. We don't have a lift to the first-floor rooms, but the Auditorium, Community Room, Forum, Grove and Pod are all on the ground floor.
- An accessible toilet with grab rails, a fold-down rail and an emergency pull cord.
- Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Evening and weekend room hire on request.
Book a visit or ask us anything
Come and see the rooms before you book, or tell us your dates and numbers. Prefer to talk? Call 0151 482 0408 or WhatsApp 07426 935661.