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.
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Who you may meet
Nursing team:
Ward sister
Deputy Sister
Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioners (APNP)
Specialist Nurses
Registered Nurses
Nursing Assistants
Student NursesOther staff that you may meet:
Other health professionals e.g. Dietitians
House keeper
Ward Clerk
Play Specialist
Patient Experience staffMedical team:
Consultant Paediatrician
Speciality Doctors
Registrars and Foundation (level2) Doctors
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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
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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.
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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