Paediatric services in Tunbridge Wells

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We understand how important your child’s health is, and our experienced Paediatricians, Children’s Nurses and Surgeons are an expert team in caring for children. Together they will make sure that your child has the appropriate treatment and recovers as quickly as possible. We also have good links with our local NHS trust.

You can be confident that your child will receive the highest standard of care. We received a “good” in our latest CQC inspection for Children and Young People's Services.

Whether your child needs a consultation or day case surgery, we can offer quick and simple access to appointments with our children’s specialists.

Outpatients services accommodate 0-16 years with specialty clinics. Daycase surgery is available for 3 -16 years. Currently we are unable to offer emergency or overnight admissions. Our six-bedded children’s department is secure with swipe access, has child friendly rooms including TV, Wifi, ensuite bathrooms and toys. We have a dedicated children’s menu and cater for specific diets.

Our services include:

Outpatients clinics
General Paediatrics (asthma, constipation, enuresis and behavioural)
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Orthopaedic
Urology
Dermatology
Gastroenterology
Plastic surgery (eg mole removal)
Allergy testing/Skin prick testing
Blood tests
Hearing tests
Physiotherapy
Diagnostic services - X-ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound

Inpatient Day Surgery operations include:

Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) eg tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy and grommets
Orthopaedic eg arthroscopy, removal of metal work, ACL reconstruction, sports injuries
Gastroenterology eg Upper GI Endosopy
Urology eg circumcision, orchidopexy
Plastic surgery/ Dermatology eg pinnaplasty and removal of lesions
Dental eg removal of impacted teeth

We can offer certain operations that are not available on the NHS such as pinnaplasty and coablation tonsillectomy.

Coming into hospital

All children coming in for daycase surgery will have a pre-assessment visit with the Children's Nursing team so that their journey from admission to discharge is discussed and any questions answered to prepare them for their operation.

At this point you will be given all the information that you will need about the procedure your child will be having. Advice and reassurance is available throughout your child's treatment and following discharge.

Feedback from parents

“I was very impressed with the pre-operative visit which definitely helped to put some of my son's worries at rest”
“I thought that the care and attention given was fantastic, we were so well informed about what was going to happen. The nursing staff and theatre team were fantastic.”
“We could not have asked for more. 100% satisfied"

Feedback from children

“Everything was explained to me really well, I loved that the nurses always had a smile on their face”
“The care was good and the food I had was nice, everything felt very normal and comfortable”
“My nurse was funny, she made me laugh a lot!“
“The staff were kind to me and they listened to me”