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Children's services - Paediatric outpatients (Roxburgh Centre)

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

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We run a large range of clinics for babies, children and adolescents.

  • Consultant and Registrar general paediatric clinics.
  • Speciality clinics which can be nurse led, such as dermatology, allergy and paediatric pre-surgical assessment.

Other speciality clinics inlcude;

  • Cardiology
  • Coeliac
  • Cystic fibrosis and Respiratory
  • Diabetes
  • Endocrinology
  • Epilepsy
  • General Surgery
  • Genetics
  • Health play specialist clinics
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Oncology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Orthotics
  • Psychologist
  • Physiotherapists / occupational therapists
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology

We also have clinics for procedures and investigations such as blood testing for children under 5 years old (phlebotomy clinic) cryotherapy, immunisations and echocardiograms (ECH).

We actively encourage learning and health promotion in Children’s Outpatients. Therefore, there may sometimes be a medical or nursing student in your consultation. Please tell a member of staff if you or your child does not feel comfortable with this.

Weekly Schedule:

Monday

  • Morning – Oncology, ECHO, Urology, Surgical and Community Clinics.
  • Afternoon – General, Oncology, Dermatology, Rheumatology.

Tuesday

  • Morning – General and Community Clinics.
  • Afternoon – Diabetes, Early Access Clinic and Community Clinics.

Wednesday

  • Morning – Blood Test Clinic, Orthopaedics and Community clinics.
  • Afternoon – Orthopaedics and General Clinics.

Thursday

  • Morning – Community Clinics.
  • Afternoon – General, Dietitians, Early Access Clinic, Paediatric Pre-Assessment.

Friday

  • Morning – Blood Test Clinic, Allergy/Food Intolerance Clinic and Community Clinics
  • Afternoon – Blood Test Clinic, Immunisations, General and Young Person’s Diabetic Clinic

Clinic formats

There are often several clinics running at once so not everyone in the waiting area is for the same clinic.

For some clinics, children will need to have their height, weight, body mass index and head circumference recorded and sometimes also their blood pressure taken and/or urine tested.

The nurse or nursing assistant will explain this to you and your child if this is necessary.

We have changing facilities available for babies and scales for wheelchair users.

The Child Growth Foundation (2012) identifies best practice as follows:

  • 0 to 2 years of age – weigh naked.
  • Over 2 years of age – minimal clothing.
  • Nappies, shoes or slippers and the contents of pockets must always be removed.

Please feel free to use the water fountain, toilet facilities and children’s play area during your visit.

If you have any questions while you are here, please feel free to ask a member of staff who will be happy to help.