Children’s services
Children’s Services form part of the Women, Children and Specialist Services Group within the Trust.
Within Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Children’s Services includes: Acute and Community Paediatrics, Neonatal Unit, Children’s Unit (Ward 17), Children’s Outpatients, Children’s Diabetes, Clinics from visiting tertiary specialist, Children’s Outreach Service and the Child Development Centre.
Care for children and young people is provided in the acute setting, the child’s home or school environment and also in primary care settings. Children’s Services is also responsible for Children’s Safeguarding.
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We see children and young people with a range of health conditions in outr outpatient clinics. The paediatrics team also provides a number of specialist clinics:
Allergy
Specialist allergy clinic, predominantly dealing with food allergies as well as other allergic conditions.
Audiology
Paediatric audiology is run by the audiology team
Cardiology
Treating heart murmurs, cyanosis, heart failure and cardiac conditions in children.
Community paediatrics
We look after children with developmental problems, including problems with learning, communication and movement.
Diabetes
A full paediatric diabetes service is available.
Endocrinology
Treating hormone deficiencies and growth problems.
Ear, nose and throat
Our paediatric ear, nose and throat clinic is run at Airedale Hospital by visiting consultants from Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Haematology
Treating problems relating to the blood, including anaemia and clotting.
Metabolic disorders
Children and young people with metabolic disorders will be referred to the specialist clinic in Bradford
Nephrology and Urology
Treating UTI, enuresis, renal disease and urological abnormalities.
Neurology
We treat fits, faints, funny turns, epilepsy and headaches.
Ophthalmology
Orthoptist and visiting opthalmology consultant for children and young people with eye and vision problems
Orthopaedics
Visiting consultant and specialist paedaitric physiotherapist from Airedale CDC for children and young people with bone and joint problems
Rheumatology
Visiting consultant sees children and young people with rheumatological problems .
