Paediatrics

Introduction

Paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases in children.

Within Paediatrics there are many specialised areas, these include: -

Paediatric Cardiology: The medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the heart in children.

Paediatric Neurology: The diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system in children, such as headaches, epilepsy, numbness, loss of movement or memory.

Neonatology: The branch of paediatric medicine concerned with the treatment of diseases and disorders in newborn infants.

Paediatric Surgery: Surgeons who operate exclusively on children. Within paediatric surgery there are the same sub-specialties as in surgery generally, e.g. paediatric urology, paediatric ophthalmology or paediatric orthopaedics.

Services Provided

The Department provides the following Outpatient services: -

Please Note: Not all Services are provided at every Location.

Inpatient and Day Case Services are based at: -

• Cheltenham General Hospital – Battledown Ward (Day Case Only)
• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital – Children’s Inpatient Ward

Contact Details

For contact details please see individual Clinician's page.

Our Staff

There are 19 Paediatricians who are based within the Hospitals and 7 who are Community based. They each lead a team of specialist doctors and nurses. As a patient you may be seen by the clinician or by a doctor or nurse within their team. The clinician has overall responsibility for your care. In addition 19 Clinicians from other Departments within the Trust also see Children in specialised clinics.

Paediatric services are provided at Berkeley, Cheltenham General, Cirencester, Community Paediatric Sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, Dilke Memorial, Gloucestershire Royal, Lydney, Moore Cottage Bourton, Moreton District, Stroud General, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe Hospital.

Cheltenham General Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in Battledown Outpatients.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Vellore Abitha Kujambal
• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd
• Dr. Alan Day
• Dr. Susanna De Gressi
• Dr. Michele Hamilton-Ayres
• Dr. Sue Kinder
• Dr. Katherine Martin
• Dr. Anthony Milne

• Dr. Alison Rushforth

• Dr. Robert Michael Tulloh
• Dr. Marie Wheeler

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Children's Outpatient, General Outpatient and Orthopaedic Outpatient Departments.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Vellore Abitha Kujambal

• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd

• Dr. Imelda Bennett
• Dr. Jennifer Holman
• Dr. Lyda Jadresic
• Dr. Thomas Kus
• Dr. Susan Matthai
• Dr. Russell Peek
• Dr. Alison Rushforth
• Dr. Beverley Tsai-Goodman
• Dr. Miles Wagstaff
• Dr. Michael Webb

• Dr. Marie Wheeler

Berkeley Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Thomas Kus

Child Health Clinic, Rikenel, Gloucester

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Imelda Bennett

• Dr. Sara Motion
• Dr. David Oliffe
• Dr. Ewoud Vorstmann

Child Health Clinic, St. George's Road, Cheltenham

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Susanna De Gressi

• Dr. Sue Kinder

• Dr. Katherine Martin

Cirencester Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Vellore Abitha Kujambal

• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd

• Dr. Alan Day

• Dr. Sue Kinder

• Dr. Janet King

Dilke Memorial Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Michael Webb

Lydney Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Michael Webb

Moore Cottage Hospital, Bourton

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd

• Dr. Katherine Martin

Moreton District Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd

• Dr. Katherine Martin

Stroud General Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Bowbridge Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Lyda Jadresic

• Dr. Thomas Kus

Tewkesbury Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Richard Simon Ackroyd

• Dr. Alan Day

• Dr. Michele Hamilton-Ayres

• Dr. Sue Kinder

Winchcombe Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at Cheltenham General or Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

• Dr. Sue Kinder

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