Children's outpatients

Our children’s outpatients departments are at the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool and we also provide a number of clinics at the Peterlee Community Hospital.

The department offers a range of clinics for children and young people from birth to 18 years old and depending on the clinic, a team of doctors, specialist nurses, speech and language therapists, community nurse or other members of the team will be at our clinics for:

diabetes
epilepsy
endocrine
respiratory
feeding
general and urology surgery
general paediatrics
urinary tract infections
constipation
allergy
gastroenterology
neuro-disability
dietetics
neonatology
cardiac echo screening
BCG immunisations
speech and language
psychology for children and young people with diabetes
blood sampling

Excellent service and all the staff are really helpful. Blood taking clinic with appointments after school is really helpful.

There are a number of consultants from other NHS trusts who provide specialist clinics for immunology, hepatic conditions, cystic fibrosis, paediatric nephrology, neurology, genetic conditions, paediatric respiratory and muscle disorders.