Community Paediatrics
About our service
Assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment for children and young people where there are concerns regarding a child’s development.
About our service
The community paediatric service provide assessment, diagnosis, management and where indicated, treatment to children and young people across Birmingham where there are concerns regarding a child’s development such as developmental delay, Neurological disability for example cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities, along with other specific conditions.
More details regarding the referral criteria and how to refer can be found on the professionals page.
Children with potential Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) or Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), will now be referred to the Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) Multi-Disciplinary Team. The NDP service will accept referrals for:
Children registered with a Birmingham GP
- 2.5 years to 16 years (ASD)
- 5 years and above (ADHD)
Where there are concerns with:
- Social, communication and emotional functioning (for assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD))
- Concentration, hyperactivity and impulse control (for assessment of attention deficity hyperactivity disorder (ADHD))
Those with moderate to severe learning disabilities (who attend special schools) are not suitable for this pathway and we recommend referring to Forward Thinking Birmingham for assessment if a neurodevelopmental condition is being considered.
The service is delivered in ‘non-hospital’ settings across the City by specialist Doctors (community paediatricians) in partnership with other providers which will enable children to achieve their optimum health and reduce the impact of illness on their health and wellbeing.
Community Paediatrics operates a policy for new referrals to be seen within 18 weeks in line with the National Referral to Treatment targets.
If you would like to receive SMS text reminders for your appointments with the community paediatrics service, please call 0121 683 2320 to confirm your mobile number.
If you are waiting for a new or a follow up appointment and you are concerned about your child’s health please contact your GP, call 111 or 999 if an emergency.
The community paediatric service provide assessment, diagnosis, management and where indicated, treatment to children and young people across Birmingham where there are concerns regarding a child’s development such as developmental delay, Neurological disability for example cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities.
Prescription Line
In order to reduce footfall and support social distancing, the Community Paediatrics Service have developed a process whereby prescription requests are received by telephone and administered by a Paediatrician and then made available to families with prescription being posted via 1st class post. The Prescription contact numbers for families are:
- Allens Croft 0121 466 4727
- Bacchus Road 0121 466 9501
- Heartlands 07565 010915
- Park House 07590 622239
- Sutton Cottage 0121 465 8668