Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU)

 

 

 

 

 

The Children’s Short Stay Assessment Unit cares for children and young people from birth up to their 16th birthday. We provide rapid assessment and treatment of a wide range of medical conditions. Children and Young people are either discharged or transferred to inpatient ward for ongoing care.

You will find us on the 3rd floor at the front of the main hospital building.

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• Opening Hours and Referral process

  Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30-20:30 and Friday 08:30-17:30

  Referrals are made from:

  • Local GPs
  • Emergency Department
  • Community Midwives
  • Health Visitors
  • Internal hospital staff
  • External Hospital Units

  You cannot self-refer to this unit.

   

• Unit Information

  Nursing team:

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

  Other staff that you may meet :

  Other health professionals e.g. dietitians
  Ward Clerk
  Play Specialist
  Patient Experience staff

  Medical team:

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

• Some conditions that we treat
  • Allergic reactions
  • Exacerbation of asthma
  • Faltering growth
  • Feeding problems
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Prolonged jaundice screen
  • Pyrexia of unknown origin
  • Rashes
  • UTI

   

• Parents Facilities

  There is a parent’s tea room available within the Department for use.

  Parents can avail of the canteen.

  Shop available at front of hospital and vending machines located on the 1st Floor.