Paediatrics and specialist services 

Paediatricians, and other specialists in paediatric fields, are medical professionals and doctors who understand and manage medical conditions affecting children and young people up to the age of 18 years. Services include and are explained on this page:   

 

• Paediatrician services - including epilepsy and diabetes

• Regional hospitals (see further details below)

 

Paediatrician services

Northumbria Healthcare's Children’s Outpatients Department offers a range of clinics to treat children and young people from birth to age 19 with a variety of different conditions and provides individual support for families.

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They run specialist clinics for children with autism, diabetes, epilepsy and allergies. We also see children and young people with development problems, a disability or children who need special blood tests that can’t be carried out by their GP.

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For more information about children's outpatients, click here.
 

 

Regional hospitals 

• Northumbria Hospital Emergency Care 
  This is a dedicated 24/7 children’s department at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington for the emergency care and treatment of children aged under 16.

• Great North Children’s Hospital 

One of only 14 major children's centres in the UK, the Great North Children's Hospital is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, within the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). ​

• Emergency department at the RVI 

The children’s emergency department can be found next to the main Emergency Department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI). The team here care for children and young people who need immediate care for every kind of injury and illness.