Service description
The community paediatric team offers a specialist service to children and young people residing in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for various health needs.
For example:
- Investigation of children under 5 years of age presenting with global developmental delay or significant delay in specific developmental areas.
- Medical input to support assessment of preschool/primary school age children presenting with challenging behaviour, where an underlying neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or ADHD is suspected. Guidance on managing this as appropriate.
- Management of children with certain genetic/medical conditions (e.g. Down’s syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis) that need ongoing neurodevelopmental surveillance.
- Management of children with neurodisability (e.g cerebral palsy), complex health needs and certain life limiting conditions.
- Specialist medical input for looked after children, children undergoing adoption and fostering.
- Safeguarding medical assessment of children with suspected physical abuse and neglect, following referral from social services.
- Specialist medical advice for children with significant special educational needs who are known to the service. (e.g children requiring an Education, Health and Care Plan).
Referral criteria
Referrals are accepted from GPs, public health nurses (health visitors and school nurses), educational psychologists, therapy services (such as speech and language, physiotherapy and occupational therapy) and other medical professionals.
Who to contact if you need an interpreter or information about disabled access
If you require an interpreter at the appointment please inform the service when the appointment is booked.