Children’s Outpatient Department

 

The Children’s Out Patient Department (OPD) cares for children and young people from birth up to their 14th birthday. We provide a wide range of outpatient services.

You will find us on the 1st floor at the front of the main hospital building.

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• Opening Hours and Referral process

  Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-17:30

  Referrals are made from:

  • Local GPs
  • Emergency Department
  • Internal hospital staff

  You cannot self-refer to this department.

• Who you may meet

  Nursing team:

  Ward sister
  Deputy Sister
  Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners (APNP)
  Specialist Nurses
  Registered Nurses
  Nursing Assistants
  Student Nurses

  Other staff that you may meet:

  Other health professionals e.g. Dietitians
  House keeper
  Ward Clerk
  Play Specialist
  Patient Experience staff

  Medical team:

  Consultant Paediatrician
  Speciality Doctors
  Registrars and Foundation (level2) Doctors
  Medical Students

• Department Information

  The clinics are led by medical and nursing staff.

  Clinics:

  • General medical
  • General surgical
  • Neonatal (Baby Clinic)
  • Asthma/Allergy
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Complex Needs
  • Cardiology
  • Dietetic ( led by dietitians)
  • Venepuncture (Blood clinic)
  • Synagis ( For protection against bronchiolitis virus)
  • BCG
  • Fit Families for the Future
• Parent Information

  On arrival please check in at the reception desk where you will be met by a member of staff.

  Your details will be checked and your child/young person will have their height and weight recorded.

  You will then be called from the waiting area in order of your appointment time.

  There are multiple clinics occurring at the same time.

  For children/young people with complex allergies there is a separate waiting area available, please ask at reception to access this room.

• Diabetes Service

  Clinics are run by a multi-professional team:

  Consultant Paediatrician
  Specialty Doctor
  Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurses (PDSN)
  Dietitians
  Psychologist

• Asthma and allergy Service

  Clinics are run by a multi-professional team:

  Consultant Paediatrician
  Specialty Doctor
  Asthma and Allergy Nurses
  Dietitians – the food challenges are carried out as a day case in this department