| Service Name |
Function |
Enquiry # |
| Admissions and Enquiries |
To respond to enquiries and requests for admission from health professionals. A "Recommendation for Admission Form" must be sent or FAXed to the admissions office.
Please note that admissions for Surgical Day Only and Day of Surgery should be directed to Ambulatory Care. Admissions for "day only" procedures under sedation are admitted to C2N ward. |
9382-1212 |
| Ambulatory care |
Bookings and admission of patients for Day Only surgical and Day of Surgery procedures requiring a general anaestheic. The unit is open Monday to Friday from 7.00 AM to 5.30 PM. It is closed on public holidays. |
9382-1445 |
| Anaesthesia |
Provision of specialised anaesthetic services to children of all ages.
Consultative service re anaesthesia, ventilation, pain relief and fluid management in the perioperative period. |
9382-4746 |
| Arts programme |
Consultative service for the acceptance/commissioning and display of artworks that complies with Sydney Children's Hospital policy. |
9382-1833 |
| Asthma Education Service |
Provision of:
Asthma education service to patients, families and health professionals. Ward inservice/hospital inservice asthma education to nursing staff, medical staff, medical students. Lectures to community groups, others Health Institutions and College of Nursing. Asthma Telehealth Seminar to nurses and Doctors |
9381-1521 |
| Audiology - Hearing Clinic |
To provide a full range of audiology and related diagnostic tests for all children, including newborns.
The management of hearing problems in all non medical aspects.
Central diagnostic site for the GESCHN area. |
9382-2274 |
| Australian Cord Blood Bank ( ACBB ) |
The ACBB collects and stores cord blood collected from the umbilical cord and placenta after delivery of the baby. Cord blood for transplantation is made available world wide to treat life threatening conditions such as leukemia. |
9382-0371 |
| Behaviour Management |
Assessment and management of behavioural disorders such as enuresis, encopresis, sleep problems, feeding difficulties, crying babies and Attention Deficit Disorders. |
9382-1470 |
| Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program |
Comprehensive staged brain injury services encompassing acute phase, rehabilitation, specialist support and long-term follow up. Inpatient, outpatient and outreach services are available to anyone who has had an acquired brain injury. |
9382-1590 |
| Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Consultative, diagnostic and procedural services for children with congenital and acquired heart diseases. |
9382-1872 |
| Care by Parent Unit |
An inpatient unit allowing parents to actively participate in the care of their child's total needs with only minimal nursing intervention and supervision. The unit is staffed from Mon 0800 - Fri 1600. |
9382-1301 |
| Centre for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders |
Investigation and treatment of haematologic disorders (thalassaemia, haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, thrombosis, anaemia and neutropenia), cancer including brain tumours and diseases requiring bone marrow transplantation. |
9382-1721 |
| Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Service |
To provide a consultative multidisciplinary assessment in the management of movement disorders in cerebral palsy. |
9982-0397 |
| Chaplaincy Services |
Pastoral care. |
9282-2127 |
| Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
To provide a broad range of mental health services for children, adolescents and their families. |
9382-4347/8213 |
| Child and Family Health Service |
To provide health care and support to families with children 0-5 years by assessment, early identification, prevention and referral as indicated. This is provide in a clinic setting and a home setting (if required) |
9369-0431 |
| Child Protection Unit |
The unit operates as a specialist child protection service providing clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions to maltreated children and their families. |
9382-1412/3 |
| Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic |
Consultation and management. |
9382-1470 |
| Clinical Effectiveness Support Unit |
Support for Clinicians, Clinical Managers, and the Executive in the achievement of effective, quality patient care. |
9382-1634 |
| Clinical Effectivness and Quality Support Programs |
|
9382-1404 |
| Clinical Psychology |
Assessment, diagnosis and therapy for children with emotional, behavioural and cognitive difficulties. |
9382-1297 |
| Clinical Services |
|
9382-1770 |
| Community Child Health Services |
Physical, emotional and developmental assessment of babies and children up to school leaving age.
Paediatric health promotion to the general community and groups.
Provision of "Triple P" - Positive Parenting Program, group and individual sessions. |
9382-8087 |
| Consumer Involvement and Multicultural Health |
To listen to suggestions and concerns expressed by patients, families and carers about the quality and adequacy of the hospital's services. To ensure that concerns are heard and addressed appropriately by the right staff. To support the development of consumer participation strategies across the hospital. |
9382-1575 |
| Corporate Services - Finance - Information Technology |
To manage and coordinate all corporate, administrative, financial and technology functions of the Hospital. |
9382-1308 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Clinic |
To provide diagnostic consultative multidisciplinary ongoing care. |
9382-1470 |
| Dental and Oral Surgery Department |
Emergency and special dental care for inpatients.
Special dental care for medically & surgically compromised inpatients. |
9382-2245 |
| Dermatology |
Consultative service and provision of treatment for children of all ages with dermatological diseases |
9382-1470 |
| Developmental Clinic - Tumbatin |
Diagnosis of development delay and disability. Counselling, advice and support for families with a child with a developmental disability. Referral and liaison with appropriate agencies for services to children with developmental disabilities. |
9382-8191 |
| Diversity Health Unit |
Developing appropriate services for culturally diverse communities. |
9382-3343 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat ( ENT ) Surgery - Otolaryngology |
Consultative service, diagnostic and therapeutic in ENT and head and neck surgery. |
9382-1470 |
| Education - General Practitioner( G.P ) and Community Health Education |
General Practitioner further education - Annual paediatric education programs for GP's throughout NSW and ACT.
Community Health Education - Provision of comprehensive education services on paediatric and adolescent health, and welfare issues to parents, carers, teachers, child care workers and other health professionals. |
9382-1855 |
| Emergency Department |
24 hour emergency service for children with illness for rinjury. We care for children under 16 years of age. |
9382-1423 |
| Endocrinology Service |
Evaluation and treatment of endocrinological disorders in children and adolescents.
Consultation and / or long term management of diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. |
9382-1456 |
| Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinic |
Interdisciplinary assessment and support for children with Epidermolysis Bullosa (cotton wool babies) |
9382-1414 |
| Executive Unit - Administration - Management Group |
Administration and coordination of Sydney Children's Hospital services; liaison with Area Offices, other facilities and agencies. |
9382-1761 |
| Feeding Clinic - Outpatients |
All children diagnosed with gastro-oesophageal reflux ( GOR ) and presenting with any or all of the following:
1. Failure to thrive
2. Abnormal feeding behaviours
3. Enteral feeding
The clinic accepts all infants with failure to thrive ( FTT ) up to the age of 12 months. Beyond 12 months of age, children are seen only if they have a diagnosed organic cause. |
9382-1297 |
| Gastroenterology |
Consultative and procedural service in gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. |
9382-1752 |
| Genetics services |
Consultative service |
9382-1704 |
| HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS) and Related Diseases Service |
The HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) service provides comprehensive health care to all families in NSW regardless of where the children receive their medical treatment. The unit includes a Clinical Nurse Consultant, Social worker, Family support officer and three medical officers. Advice and investigation for hepatitis viruses is also available. |
9382-1515 |
| Human Resources Services |
To provide advice and assistance on all Human Resources issues to both staff and management of Sydney Children's Hospital. |
9382-1795 |
| Immunology |
Consultative service |
9382-1515 |
| Infectious Diseases - Communicable Diseases |
Consultative service |
9382-1508 |
| Information Technology |
Provision of Information Technology service to the Sydney Children's Hospital |
9382-1698 |
| Intensive Care ( CICU ) Unit |
Comprehensive level 6 children's intensive care. Clinical care for very sick infants and children.
Consultative service. |
9382-1156 |
| Junior Medical Staff Administration - Chief Resident Medical Officer (CRMO) |
Management of junior medical staff issues, including recruitment of new staff. |
9382-1760 |
| Learning Disability Clinic |
Assessment of children with learning disabilities. |
9382-1296 |
| Limb Management Service |
To provide a coordinated multidisciplinary service to children with amputations and congenital limb deficiencies. |
9382-1685 |
| Medical Imaging Department ( Radiology - X ray ) |
Diagnostic and interventional paediatric radiology. |
9382-0301/2 |
| Medicine - General |
To provide consultant and general paediatric medicine service for children and adolescents attending the hospital. |
9382-1729 |
| Metabolic & Biochemical Genetic Clinic |
Consultative service to general paediatricians and subspecialists involved in the care of children with inborn errors of metabolism. |
9382-1700 |
| Motion Analysis Service |
To provide a coordinated multidisciplinary service to assist in analysing problems in walking in children with physical disabilities, including limping, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal injury, limb deficiency and amputations. The service is provided through collaboration between Sydney Children's Hospital and the University of New South Wales School of Safety Science. The aims of the collaboration are to provide a facility for undertaking routine pre and post operative gait analysis for the purpose of clinical assessment; undertake collaborative research in the field of biomechanics, rehabilitation and physiotherapy; encourage the development of skills in clinical biomechanics and encourage and promote research in these fields. |
9382-1685 |
| Muscle Diseases Clinic |
Consultative service and continuing care |
9382-1708 |
| Nephrology |
Consultative service for inpatients and outpatients with kidney disease; paediatric dialysis and transplantation service. |
9382-1646 |
| Neurology |
Consultative service |
9382-1549 |
| Neurosurgery |
Consultation and management, emergency care. |
9382-1470 |
| Nuclear Medicine |
Consultative and diagnostic service |
9382-2200 |
| Nursing Services |
|
9382-1892 |
| Nutrition and Dietetic Services |
To provide assessment and counselling for infants and children with general and specific nutritional concerns. |
9382-1021 |
| Nutritional Support Nurse |
Provide comprehensive lactation / nutritionall / maternal nursing service for patients, parents and the community |
9382-1520 |
| Occupational Therapy ( OT ) |
To provide help for babies, children and adolescents, and their parents, who have difficulty gaining, regaining or maintaining mastery over every day activities and routines due to illness, disability or a change in function. This can include any purposeful and meaningful activity, task or routine that the baby, child, adolescent or parent performs each day. For example, sleeping and feeding, bathing, dressing and toileting, playing and socialising, writing, computing, leisure activities, and community living skill development may the focus. |
9382-1073 |
| Ophthalmology - Eye Clinic |
Consultative and Diagnostic ( electrophysiology ) service |
9382-2260 |
| Orthopaedics |
Consultative, non operative and operative management of all traumatic, acute or elective conditions affecting the musculo-skeletal system in the growing child. |
9382-1470 |
| Orthotics |
Provision of orthoses (new term encompassing braces, splints, callipers, surgical appliances) to support, correct, protect, immobilise, assist or resist joint motion and protect impaired parts of the body including legs, arms and the spine.
The orthotist provides assessment; prescription and design; measurement and/or casting; manufacture fitting and supply; and review of custom made orthoses or the custom fitting of stock orthoses. |
9382-8184 |
| Outpatients Department |
To supply an ambulatory service to all patients on a non-inpatient basis. Some services are supplied on an outreach basis and are referred to under individual disciplines.
Many clinics provided on site at Sydney Children's Hospital are multidisciplinary involving several subspecialties and associated support staff. Patients may be referred to individual clinicians by name or to generic clinics. Children may be immunized in the immunization clinic.
The majority of outpatient services provided are listed under individual subspecialties in this Directory. |
9382-1470 |
| Pain Management Service |
A comprehensive service which offers consultation and management in all forms of children's pain including acute and chronic pain management for inpatients, and a multidisiplinary pain management clinic. Information and referral service regarding all aspects of children's pain. |
9382-1625 |
| Pain Research Unit |
To improve current knowledge and practices in the field of paediatric pain, through researching a wide range of aspects of children's pain, including pain assessment and pain management. |
9382-1585 |
| Palliative Medicine Services |
Consultative service for assistance with management of children who have life-limiting illnesses across a broad range of diagnoses, both non-malignant and malignant (cancer); particularly in relation to pain and symptom management of children who are dying, addressing psychosocial issues and linking to locally available community palliative care services when appropriate. |
9382-0035 |
| Pathology - Anatomical |
Consultative and laboratory services |
9382-9174 |
| Pathology - Laboratory services (SEALS) |
Diagnostic laboratories |
9382-9200 |
| Pharmacy |
To supply a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical services to inpatients and outpatients and to advise other pharmaceutical services and clinicians in NSW on all matters relating to the preparation and supply of medication to children. |
9382-1367 |
| Physiotherapy |
Assessment and treatment of children with physical problems and disabilities. |
9382-1050 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
Consultative, non operative and operative management of a wide variety of deformities in children including birth defects and deformities due to trauma, cancer and disease. |
9382-1470 |
| POW Place - Community Child Care Centre |
Provision of long day care for children from three months to five years and night care for children up to twelve years of age. |
9382-2058 |
| Practice and Educational Development Service (PaEDS) |
Comprehensive nursing education and professional development service |
9382-1523 |
| Practice Development Unit |
Practice Development Activities |
9382-1784 |
| Public Affairs |
To positively promote the Hospital and its services to various target audiences including media, interest groups, businesses, members of the general public and staff. |
9382-3571 |
| Recreation and Play Therapy |
To reduce the stress of hospitalisation through creative therapeutic activities. |
9382-1531 |
| Rehabilitation |
Consultative service |
9382-1590 |
| Respiratory Department |
Consultative, diagnostic and ongoing care for chronic respiratory problems in children. |
9382-1477 |
| Rheumatology |
Consultative service. |
9382-1515 |
| Ronald McDonald House |
Ronald McDonald House provides accommodation for country families whose children are being treated at Sydney Children's Hospital as inpatients (for one night or more) or outpatients. |
9382-1622 |
| School |
Education of hospitalised students by the NSW Department of Education & Training School staff. Liaison with student's home school. Team approach. |
9382-1510 |
| Scoliosis Clinic |
Consultations, assessment and management. |
9382-1470 |
| Sleep Medicine Service |
To supply a comprehensive assessment, management and advisory service to children with sleep and related problems. |
9382-1210 |
| Social work |
Assessment and counselling of children and parents with personal concerns and problems. These may relate to adjustment to illness, communication between family members and understanding and adjusting to the hospital system. |
9382-1021 |
| Speech Pathology |
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children who are unable to communicate effectively.
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment for infants and children with feeding and swallowing difficulties |
9382-1297 |
| Spina Bifida Clinic |
To provide a comprehensive and co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service to children with neural tube defects. |
9382-1595 |
| Star Café |
The Star Cafe is operated by the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation, the principal fundraising body for the Sydney Children's Hospital. |
9382-1188 |
| Starlight Express Room |
The Starlight Express Room aims to brighten the lives of hospitalized and seriously ill children and their families, by creating a fun, safe, enjoyable, dynamic and interactive performance and play environment within the hospital. |
9382-1436 |
| Surgery - General |
Consultation and treatment |
9382-1776 |
| Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation |
The Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation is the principal fundraising body for Sydney Children's Hospital and is dedicated to working with the community to raise money. |
9382-1188 |
| Sydney Craniofacial Unit |
Assessment and treatment of abnormalities of the skull and face. |
9382-1544 |
| Telemetry |
Provides inpatient Video-EEG Telemetry service for the diagnosis and classification of epilepsy. Also performs pre-surgical assessment and intra-cranial monitoring for children with intractable epilepsy. |
9382-1298 |
| UNSW School of Women's and Children's Health |
|
9382-1799 |
| Urology |
Consultation and treatment of surgical kidney / renal problems |
9650-4745 |
