DEVELOPERS are queuing up to rebuild Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital, after it was given the final green light by the Government.

Within hours of the landmark new facility being offered to potential builders, some of the biggest names in the trade were beating a path to NHS bosses wanting to get involved.

The £288m children’s hospital will replace the existing buildings, some of which are 100 years old.

Architects are being told their ideas must revolutionise healthcare design, and Alder Hey’s managers expect to be “blown away” by the bids.

The current hospital site, in West Derby, will be transformed into a “children’s health park” partly set inside Springfield Park. Old buildings will be torn down and turned into replacement green space.

Project director Richard Glenn said: “It is a big step forward. We have started to go to the market and get people registering their interest. Everything to date was preparing for this. It was quite a big step forward for us and obviously we are delighted to do it.

“It is a very attractive scheme, building on a greenfield site, and people like doing children’s hospitals because they are fun projects. You can let your imagination run wild.”