Choose the new name for Stoddart House

We need your help in choosing a new name for our new recently opened adult reablement unit based at a newly refurbished Stoddart House, the former mental health inpatient unit within the grounds of Liverpool University Hospitals’ Aintree site.

It’s now changed its purpose to serve patients needing ongoing nursing, therapy and reablement needs which will be completed within an average two week length of stay, so we wanted your views on what you would like to call the new unit.

You’ve come up with a shortlist of five for the new name and this is your chance to have a vote, with the most popular name being considered by the Boards of both Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Question Title

* 1. What is your preferred name?

Birch field gardens
This name was suggested as it captured the recuperative and rehabilitative aspects of gardening and nature. The shortlisting panel thought the name evoked a sense of calm and recovery with the potential for growth and development, very much in keeping with the goals of the service.

The John Archer Unit
John Archer was born in Liverpool in 1863 and went on to become the first black Mayor in London. He was a crucial advocate for the rights of minority groups in the UK, establishing him as one of Liverpool's must influential and underrated heroes.

For those who are yet to vote, please click the link below and register your vote. We’ll let you know what the most popular name was in a few weeks once voting is completed.

Longmoor House
Longmoor Lane runs to the north of the current site and several other notable establishments in the area carry the name of the road. The judging panel liked the link to the local area and its historical connection to the site.

The Warbreck Unit
Warbreck is the Liverpool City Council ward containing the northern parts of Walton and Orrell Park along with the old rural district of Warbreck Moor and residential area of Warbreck Park. The area around the current site is frequently referred to as part of the Warbreck area, although its boundaries do sit a little further west.

Greenfields
Greenfields has both a literal and figurative meaning in its nomination. The current site is built on the farmland and green fields of Fazakerley and Aintree and the notion of green fields and fresh growth reflects the hope we have for our patients in their recovery and rehabilitation. It also symbolises the service’s desire to grow.