Paediatrics Department

Our Paediatric Unit consists of 23 beds providing quality care for children, young people and family in a holistic manner and in the most appropriate setting either in hospital or at home. We have a number of specialist nurses supporting children with conditions such as asthma, epilepsy and diabetes alongside the general Children’s Community Team who provide care in the child's or young person’s home allowing for their actual hospital stay to be as brief as possible. There is a specific paediatric observation area where GP’s, A&E can refer children for observation over a short period of time without having to be admitted.

Our unit

Our unit is family friendly and we welcome and encourage you to be with your child during their stay, however we recognise that it can be tiring and stressful so we have a room and kitchen set aside for parents and relatives to use 24 hours a day. Family and friends are free to visit during the day and evening.

The friendly nursing team consists of qualified children’s nurses, qualified nurses and health care assistants who work alongside members of a multi-disciplinary team such as play therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians who may be involved in your child’s care. 

Our services

The paediatric team also provide the following services:

• The Child Development Centre
• Children’s Community Nursing Team
• Specialist nurses - allergy, respiratory, epilepsy, diabetes.
• Play therapy
• Joint community and acute advanced paediatric nurse practitioner
• Dedicated research nurse
• Dedicated practice development nurse 

Consultant outpatient clinics

We also have dedicated consultant outpatient clinics at Macclesfield District General Hospital including:

• Allergy
• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Epilepsy
• Surgery
• Urology
• Respiratory medicine
• Cystic fibrosis 
• Endocrinology
• Nephrology 
• Gastroenterology
• Diabetes mellitus
• Neuro - development
• Genetics
• Rheumotology
• Joints

The consultants also have regular General Paediatric clinics at:

• Congleton
• Handforth
• Knutsford
• Poynton
• Wilmslow

Visiting times

Parents and carers can visit at any time. Other visitors are welcome but are asked to leave by 8.00pm as children will be settling to sleep.  
 

More information

Reception  - 01625 661 021
Children’s ward - 01625 661 080 or 084
Children’s observation - 01625 661 050
Children’s outpatient department - 01625 661 021