Our work
Our children’s services were given an ‘excellent’ rating by the Healthcare Commission – this rating, the highest possible, was awarded to just four per cent of trusts.
We are internationally renowned for our work in many areas including heart conditions in unborn children, paediatric cystic fibrosis and severe asthma, and we form the largest national referral centre for children with heart rhythm problems.
Supporting children and families
We have a dedicated paediatric intensive care unit, which cares for many of our child patients immediately after surgery for heart or lung conditions. They are supported in their recovery by the latest equipment and specialist doctors and nurses.
We recognise the speed of a child’s recovery will be aided by the presence of parents and family and we welcome parents to the hospital and provide quiet rooms, overnight accommodation and catering facilities.
To minimise stress for chidren we offer a home-from-home environment which includes play and school rooms staffed by school teachers and hospital play specialists.
Throughout their time at the hospital, children are supported by specialist nurses and have access to a range of support services, inlcluding clinical psychologists, dieticians, and physiotherapists.
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