Your clinical and admin teams, trained close to home.
Your teams give so much every day. Here the room is set before they arrive. Tea and coffee are ready and parking is free. Invoices and POs work the way your finance team needs. Alder Hey, Primary Care Network and NHS trust teams from across Merseyside already train with us.
- 240+ Google reviews
- Unlimited tea and coffee with every booking
- LED flatscreens in every meeting and training room
- Free on-site parking (50 spaces)
- Flipcharts, paper and pens in every room
- Hosts on site all day
- On a main bus route
- 30 seconds from the M57
NHS and primary care teams who use the Maggie O'Neill Centre
Your NHS training venue, in a few lines
NHS teams from Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Primary Care Networks and NHS trusts in and around Merseyside train and meet at the Maggie O'Neill Centre. We're in Huyton, near Liverpool, 30 seconds from the M57. Your room is set before you arrive. Hosts are on site all day, and self-serve tea and coffee is in the room all day. Parking is free for staff travelling in. Invoices and purchase orders work the way NHS finance teams need.
The quick facts
- Who uses it
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Primary Care Networks and NHS trusts in and around Merseyside.
- Sessions
- Clinical and admin training days, protected learning time and team meetings.
- The Auditorium
- Up to 60 cabaret or 100 theatre. It's popular with PCNs.
- Prices
- From £25 an hour or £165 a day. Everything is included.See what's included
- Invoicing
- We invoice your trust or PCN. PO numbers are welcome.
- Parking
- Free 50-space car park, 30 seconds from the M57.
- Your hosts
- On site all day to look 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. It's local, ready on time, accessible and simple to pay.
- We invoice your trust or PCN. PO numbers are welcome.
- Book by the hour for protected learning time, or a full day for training.
- Free parking for staff coming in from across the area.
- Step-free on the ground floor, with accessible parking and an accessible toilet. No lift to the first floor.
- We set the room and test the screen before your trainer arrives.
Is there a room for a whole PCN?
Yes. Primary Care Networks often book the Auditorium. They use it for training days and whole-network meetings.
- It seats up to 60 cabaret style, so each practice can sit together at a table. Or up to 100 theatre style.
- A stage, screen and lighting for talks, training and presentations.
- From £100 an hour. We'll quote 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 an LED flatscreen you connect to wirelessly, so there are no cords across the room. The Auditorium has a projector, sound and mics, run by a technician. 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
Acoustic curtains give privacy. Please don't book it for highly sensitive or confidential sessions.
The Hub
First floor, stairs only
£25 an hour or £165 a day
Not sure which room? Tell us your numbers and we'll pick one for you. See everything that's included
Get in touch
The screen in the Summit. It's ready to connect to wirelessly before your trainer arrives.
What's included when you hire a room?
Every room booking at the Maggie O'Neill Centre comes with all of this. You don't need to bring a thing. We've even got the HDMI cable.
- Room set to your layout before you arrive
- On-site hosts, all day
- Self-serve tea and coffee in the room, all day
- LED flatscreen you connect to wirelessly (no cords across the room), plus HDMI cables
- 1Gb fibre WiFi throughout the building
- Flipchart and pens
- Free parking for everyone in your group
- 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. 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 240+ 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, Primary Care Networks and NHS trusts in and around Merseyside train and meet here. The Maggie O'Neill Centre is 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 runs the training. We host it.
Can we book a room for protected learning time?
Yes. You can book rooms by the hour, from £25 an hour. So you don't pay for a full day for a protected learning time session.
Can we hold our monthly team meetings here?
Yes. Ask us to hold your regular dates. We’ll set the room the same way each time.
Do you invoice, and do you take purchase orders?
Yes. Maggie O'Neill Centre invoices your trust or PCN. 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. That includes on-site hosts, the screen, tea and coffee, and free parking.
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. Then we'll pick the right room and layout. We'll set it up before you arrive.
Is there parking for staff travelling in?
Yes. There's a free 50-space car park on site at the Maggie O'Neill Centre, 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. You'll find them in the booking terms.
Is the venue accessible?
Yes, on the ground floor. There's step-free access and 3 accessible parking bays. There's also 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 access needs when you book. We'll put you in a ground-floor room.
See also our Oliver McGowan training venue, care training venue, meeting rooms, our booking terms and everything that's included. Back to training room hire near Liverpool, or call 0151 482 0408.
Where is the Maggie O'Neill Centre?
Maggie O'Neill Centre is at 433 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8HT, in Knowsley. It's 30 seconds from the M57.
- Free on-site parking, with 50 spaces. A main bus route goes past the door.
- Free, unlimited tea and coffee with every booking.
- LED flatscreens for presentations.
- 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 just tell us your dates and numbers. Prefer to talk? Call 0151 482 0408 or WhatsApp 07426 935661.
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