Community Paediatrics

We provide a comprehensive range of community paediatric medical services for Oxfordshire. There are six consultant-led teams providing locality-based services. The consultants also lead a number of district-wide specialist services.

The current portfolio of services provided by Community Paediatrics includes the following.

For children with disability

• Outpatient clinics
  Assessment of children with developmental concerns.
  
• Child development teams
  Local groups for multidisciplinary discussion of pre-school children, in some areas.
  
• Multidisciplinary assessments
  Multidisciplinary assessment of children with complex developmental problems and disabilities.
  
• Children in special schools
  Regular medical clinics in Oxfordshire Special Schools.
  

For children with Down's Syndrome

• Medical consultations providing health surveillance for pre-school children with Down's Syndrome.

For children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

• Statutory assessments
  Consultation with children and parents to prepare medical reports used to assess Special Educational Needs.
• Annual reviews of statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Transitional planning
  Reports prepared to assist transitional planning for children with disabilities.
  

For children in need / children in special circumstances

• Child protection
  Medical consultations for children and liaison with other bodies over child abuse concerns.
  
• 'Looked after' children
  Medical consultations and advice given for children who are being placed for adoption and long-term fostering, medical advice on potential prospective adopters and attendance at Permanency Panel Meetings.
• Medical advice and input into Looked After Children Service within the Community.

For children with hearing problems

• Local paediatric audiology clinics
• Universal neonatal hearing screening
  

General information

Many of these services are provided in partnership with parents/carers, healthcare professionals and voluntary organisations.

Referrals come from GPs and other health and education professionals as well as hospital-based paediatricians, especially paediatric neurologists and neonatologists.

The services are provided from a number of bases including:

• Children's Hospital, Oxford
• Horton General Hospital
  
• East Oxford Health Centre
  
• Orchard Health Centre
  
• Deer Park Medical Centre
  
• Special Schools in Oxfordshire.
  

Contact us

Contact with this service should be made via your GP.