Child Health Services

The South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides a Child Health Service either as an inpatient at Torbay Hospital or as an outpatient at Torbay Hospital outpatients department or at clinics in Paignton and Brixham.  Except for emergency and inpatient care, services are provided by appointment.

Child health services include:

• Emergency arrangements;
• Children’s Ward – Louisa Cary Ward inc. Joan Williams Suite, Torbay Hospital;
• Child Development Centre – John Parkes Unit, Torbay Hospital Annexe;
• Children’s Specialist Community Team;
• Child Epilepsy;
• Cystic Fibrosis;
• Outpatient service for children with medical, behavioural, emotional and/or developmental problems;
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Service;
• Safeguarding children;
• Community child health;
• Community consultation clinics;
• Clinical support services: and
• Moving to adult health services