Welcome to Amazon Ward
The Trust's children's services department consists of the Amazon inpatient ward which has 28 beds including two Level 2 HDU beds, Children's Outpatient Departent and Rainforest Emergency Assessment Unit.Amazon Ward
Amazon Ward and Rainforest Assessment Unit
These facilities provide a comprehensive paediatric medical and surgical emergency and elective service for all children up to the age of 16 who are referred via A&E, their GP, The Walk-in Centre, the police, social workers, health visitors, midwives and school teachers.
The service provides specialist orthopaedic surgery, paediatric urology and ENT surgery and some specialist maxillo-facial surgery for children up to the age of 16.
Children with chronic disease continue to receive paediatric care beyond the age of 16 should this be required.
The paediatric HDU facility is used to care for very sick children.
Children's Outpatient Department
The Children’s Outpatient Department is used by paediatricians, physiotherapists, dieticians and by visiting specialist consultants (paediatric surgeons, cardiologists, rheumatologists and paediatric neurology specialists).
There is a ‘rapid-access’ clinic situated in this outpatient department which is staffed by senior paediatricians and is available for GPs to refer children who require a prompt specialist paediatric assessment but are not deemed an emergency.
Rainforest Assessment Unit
Children are referred to this unit usually by their GP or by A+E and are assessed by a paediatrician and a registered children’s nurse prior to being discharged home or admitted to Amazon Ward.
