The Community Paediatric Team (also known as the Neurodevelopmental Team) is made up of Community Paediatricians and Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nurses, supported by administrative and clinical support staff.
Community Paediatricians are specialist children’s Doctors with training and expertise in developmental, social (including child protection, adoption and fostering) and educational paediatrics (special educational needs) as well as disability.
This service is available for children and young people aged 0-16 years and up to 19, if attending special schools.
It is a Consultant led service which has been commissioned by the Vale Royal and South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). We work closely with other agencies to ensure that children are cared for by a multidisciplinary team depending on their individual circumstances and needs.
The department is based on two sites: Leighton Hospital in Crewe and Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre in Winsford.
What conditions do we deal with?
We assess and manage conditions like:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Delay in development
We assess and manage children with complex neurodisability, working alongside other specialist doctors and teams, for conditions like:
- Cerebral palsy
- Genetic and chromosomal problems such as down syndrome
- Other conditions such as neurofibromatosis.
Often the children we see can have a complex mix of physical and developmental problems (including learning difficulties) and we are a part of a wider team involved in their care.
How to access the service
Referrals are accepted from a wide range of sources including schools, allied professionals (i.e. Speech and Language Therapists) and primary care.
Self-referrals and direct referrals from parents/carers are not accepted, however information from parents/carers is requested on our referral forms and taken into account.
Private assessments:
We do not provide appointments to confirm private diagnoses of ASD or ADHD.
If consideration of ADHD medication is needed for a child or young person with a private diagnosis of ADHD a referral must be made to the department in the usual way.
A copy of the full ADHD assessment completed by the private service must be included with this referral. This is to ensure that the original assessment meets NICE guidelines and departmental standards.
If this assessment is not available or does not meet required standards, the referral will be processed as per a new ADHD referral.
We are not responsible for the prescription or monitoring of any ADHD medication privately initiated until the child or young person’s first face to face appointment with our department.
Prescription Request Forms
You will be told at your child's appointment whether their prescriptions for ADHD medication / melatonin will be issued by our department or your GP.
Where prescriptions are to be issued by our department please use the forms below and allow at least 5 working days. We are unable to issue urgent prescriptions unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Changes to medication will not be made between clinic appointments unless your child has significant side effects.
Please read the leaflet with your child's medication or access the Medicines for Children website for more information about your child's medication.
Please note; the drug name and dose must be specified on the form or the prescription will not be issued.
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To collect from Wharton: https://
You will be texted when your prescription is ready to collect
Contact
Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre, Crook Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3GY E-mail: Tmc-tr.
Community Paediatrics, Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 4QJ E-mail: Tmc-tr.
